Manuel Bonilla
29th and 31st President of Honduras
In office
1 February 1912 – 21 March 1913
Vice PresidentFrancisco Bertrand
Preceded byMiguel R. Dávila
Francisco Bertrand (acting)
Succeeded byFrancisco Bertrand
In office
13 April 1903 – 1 February 1907
Vice PresidentMiguel R. Dávila
Preceded byJuan Ángel Arias Boquín
Succeeded byMiguel Oquelí Bustillo
Personal details
Born
Manuel Bonilla Chirinos

(1849-06-07)7 June 1849
Juticalpa, Olancho Department, Honduras
Died21 March 1913(1913-03-21) (aged 63)
Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Political partyNational Party
OccupationGeneral, statesman

General Manuel Bonilla Chirinos (7 June 1849 – 21 March 1913) was a military officer with the rank of Major General and President of Honduras[1] from 13 April 1903 to 25 February 1907, and again from 1 February 1912 to 21 March 1913.[2] He had previously served as Vice President of Honduras from 1895 to 1899.[3]

Manuel Bonilla Chirinos was born in Juticalpa, Olancho, on 7 June 1849.[4][5] His parents were Jorge Bonilla and María Dominga Chirinos. He was initially liberal and active in the Partido Liberal de Honduras[6] (PLH) and led the Manuelistas to form the right-wing Partido Nacional de Honduras[7][8] (PNH). As president, he granted generous concessions to United Fruit.[9][10][11] During his presidency, the country's schools are said to have improved[12] and the mining industry to have benefited.[13] He commissioned the construction of the Teatro Nacional Manuel Bonilla in the capital Tegucigalpa.[14]

Early life and education

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  2. ↑ Williams, Wendy (12 March 2021). "Presidentes de Honduras entre el siglo XIX y el XX (página 2)". Monografias.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  3. ↑ "Bonilla Chirinos, Manuel (1849–1913) | Encyclopedia.com". encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  4. ↑ "Manuel Bonilla". prezi.com. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  5. ↑ "JUNIO EN LA HISTORIA NACIONAL". Diario La Tribuna (in Spanish). 1 June 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  6. ↑ "Historia". Partido Liberal (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  7. ↑ "Los 112 años de Fundación del Partido Nacional de Honduras - Diario La Tribuna Honduras". 4 March 2016. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  8. ↑ "Partido Nacional cumple 101 años en Honduras". Laredo Morning Times. 27 February 2003. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  9. ↑ Guevara, Miguel (29 October 2021). "The History and Impact of the United Fruit Company in Costa Rica". Grow Jungles. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  10. ↑ "Liberation: Backstory: United Fruit Company". SNOW. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  11. ↑ "The ousting of the president of Honduras, 1911 | libcom.org". libcom.org. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  12. ↑ "Bonilla Chirinos, Manuel (1849–1913) | Encyclopedia.com". encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  13. ↑ admin (12 April 2021). "Pity the Nation: Honduras Is Being Eaten from within and without". Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  14. ↑ "Datos importantes sobre el primer teatro en Honduras". Honduras.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 February 2023.


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