Villeda Morales

History Of Honduras (1932–1982) - Strongman Rule (1932–63) - Aborted Reform, 1954–63
... split in the ruling party encouraged the PLH, who united behind Ramón Villeda Morales, a Tegucigalpa physician who was seen as somewhat to the left of center in the ... Villeda Morales won a large plurality with 121,213 votes, Carías received 77,041, and Williams carried 53,041 ... law, however, a majority of the total votes was required to be elected president Villeda Morales lacked a majority by just over 8,000 votes ...

Ramón Villeda Morales
... Ramón Villeda Morales (1909–1971) served as President of Honduras from 1957 to 1963 ... Trained as a physician, Villeda Morales was a liberal who supported the democratization of Honduras after a long period of military rule ... Villeda Morales immediately embarked on a campaign which he believed would help the poorer elements of society, introducing welfare benefits and enacting a new labor code that ...

Ramón Villeda Morales - Legacy
... Villeda Morales helped modernize Honduras, and to create its public health, public education, and social security systems ... Ramón Villeda Morales died in 1971 in New York City ... Now one of his sons Mauricio Villeda Morales is also into politics and now he is running for president along with Elvin Santos ...