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Manuel Bonilla

1849–1913 · 19th century

Manuel Bonilla (1849–1913) was a Honduran general and politician who was president from 1903 to 1907 and again from 1912 until his death. Overthrown in 1907, he returned to power after an invasion in 1910–1911 backed by the banana entrepreneur Samuel Zemurray and the American mercenary Lee Christmas, and his following became the core of the later National Party.

Manuel Bonilla
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