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Juan Manuel Gálvez

1887 - 1972

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Juan Manuel Gálvez Durón (10 June 1887 – 20 August 1972) was President of Honduras from 1 January 1949 until 5 December 1954. His election, for the National Party of Honduras (PNH), ended the 16-year dictatorship of Tiburcio Carías Andino. Once in office, Gálvez demonstrated more independence than had generally been anticipated. Some policies of the Carías administration, such as road building and the development of coffee exports, were continued and expanded. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Juan Manuel Gálvez is the 14,833rd most popular politician (up from 15,726th in 2019), the 14th most popular biography from Honduras (up from 20th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Honduran Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Juan Manuel Gálvez ranks 14,833 out of 19,576Before him are Ivan Babushkin, Ingibjörg H. Bjarnason, Mulayam Singh Yadav, Robert Abela, Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV, and Muhammad Mian Soomro. After him are Uchida Kōsai, Mario Cuomo, Wilhelm Matthias Naeff, Mukhu Aliyev, Darius Khondji, and Lothar Bolz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1887, Juan Manuel Gálvez ranks 216Before him are Sam Warner, Igor Severyanin, Gregorio Marañón, David Keilin, Boris Kostić, and Jack Conway. After him are Sigmund Romberg, Jamini Roy, Victor d'Arcy, Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi, Govind Ballabh Pant, and Fartein Valen. Among people deceased in 1972, Juan Manuel Gálvez ranks 192Before him are Charles Mayer, He Xiangning, Aharon Katzir, Armandinho, Arthur Russell, and Edward Cook. After him are Alexander Vampilov, Jamini Roy, Kenny Dorham, Cynthia Spencer, Countess Spencer, Edmund Wilson, and Louella Parsons.

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In Honduras

Among people born in Honduras, Juan Manuel Gálvez ranks 14 out of 84Before him are Augusto Monterroso (1921), Tiburcio Carías Andino (1876), Juan Lindo (1790), Carlos Roberto Reina (1926), Ramón Villeda Morales (1909), and Juan Orlando Hernández (1968). After him are Roberto Suazo Córdova (1927), José María Medina (1826), Rafael Leonardo Callejas Romero (1943), Marco Aurelio Soto (1846), José Azcona del Hoyo (1927), and Carlos Roberto Flores (1950).

Among POLITICIANS In Honduras

Among politicians born in Honduras, Juan Manuel Gálvez ranks 12Before him are Roberto Micheletti (1943), Tiburcio Carías Andino (1876), Juan Lindo (1790), Carlos Roberto Reina (1926), Ramón Villeda Morales (1909), and Juan Orlando Hernández (1968). After him are Roberto Suazo Córdova (1927), José María Medina (1826), Rafael Leonardo Callejas Romero (1943), Marco Aurelio Soto (1846), José Azcona del Hoyo (1927), and Carlos Roberto Flores (1950).