Person

Ramón Villeda Morales

1909–1971 · 20th century

Ramón Villeda Morales (1909–1971) was a Honduran physician and Liberal Party politician who was president from 1957 to 1963. His government introduced a labour code, social security and an agrarian reform law, and created a Civil Guard as a counterweight to the army. Ten days before the 1963 election he was overthrown in a coup led by Colonel Oswaldo López Arellano.

Ramón Villeda Morales
Image: Associated Press · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Mentioned in 1 profile

Republic of HondurasGovernance

See also

Cite this entry
APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Ramón Villeda Morales. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ramon-villeda-morales
MLA
“Ramón Villeda Morales.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ramon-villeda-morales. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “Ramón Villeda Morales.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ramon-villeda-morales.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Ramón Villeda Morales’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ramon-villeda-morales (Accessed: ).

Last reviewed October 2026Random entry ↻