President of Honduras
The President of Honduras () officially known as the President of the Republic of Honduras (Spanish: "Presidente de la República de Honduras"), is the head of state and head of government of Honduras, and the Commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces. According to the 1982 Constitution of Honduras, the Government of Honduras consists of three branches: Executive, Legislative and Judicial. The President is the head of the Executive branch, their primary duty being to "Execute and enforce the Constitution, treaties and conventions, laws and other legal dispositions." The President is directly elected for a four year term.
History of Honduras (1900–1954)
Doctor and General Tiburcio Carías Andino governed Honduras as a dictator during the Great Depression, until 1948. Under his government, the fiscal situation of the country improved notably, the armed forces were modernized, and he slightly improved the education system and infrastructure of Honduras. He also brought order and a relative peace to Honduras, although he used repression to do so. Pressured by the government of the United States, General Carías allowed free elections. Nevertheless, Carías found ways to use his influence and nominated lawyer Juan Manuel Gálvez as the candidate for the National Party of Honduras.