What is Juan Alberto Melgar Castro?
{{Infobox officeholder |honorific-prefix = [[General officer|General]] |name = Juan Alberto Melgar |honorific-suffix = |image = |imagesize = |alt = |caption = |order = |office = [[President of Honduras]] |term_start = 22 April 1975 |term_end = 7 August 1978 |lieutenant = |predecessor = [[Oswaldo López Arellano]] |successor = [[Policarpo Paz García]] |birth_name = Juan Alberto Melgar Castro |birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1930|6|20}} |birth_place = [[Marcala]], [[Honduras]] |death_date = {{dda|1987|12|2|1930|6|20|df=y}} |death_place = [[San Pedro Sula]], [[Honduras]] |nationality = Honduran |party = Military |spouse = [[Nora Gúnera de Melgar]] |alma_mater = |profession = Military, Politician }} '''Juan Alberto Melgar Castro''' (20 June 1930 – 2 December 1987) was a Honduran military officer. He was the [[head of state]] of [[Honduras]] from 22 April 1975 to 7 August 1978. He was removed from power by others in the military. Melgar Castro died in [[San Pedro Sula]], Honduras on 2 December 1987 from a [[heart attack]], aged 57.<ref name=NYTobit>{{Cite news |title=Juan Alberto Melgar Castro, General, 52 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/12/04/obituaries/juan-alberto-melgar-castro-general-52.html |agency=AP |newspaper=New York Times |date=4 December 1987 |access-date=21 September 2011 }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Melgar Castro, Juan Alberto}} [[Category:1930 births]] [[Category:1987 deaths]] [[Category:Presidents of Honduras]] [[Category:Generals]] [[Category:Deaths from myocardial infarction]] {{bio-stub}}