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Policarpo Bonilla

1858–1926 · 20th century

Policarpo Bonilla was a Honduran lawyer and Liberal politician who founded the Liberal Party of Honduras in 1891 and was president from 1894 to 1899, after taking power with Nicaraguan help. His government adopted a liberal constitution in 1894, and with the presidents of Nicaragua and El Salvador he formed the Greater Republic of Central America.

Policarpo Bonilla
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Greater Republic of Central America

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Policarpo Bonilla. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/policarpo-bonilla
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The Epoch Institute. “Policarpo Bonilla.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/policarpo-bonilla.
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