Oswaldo López Arellano

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Oswaldo López Arellano (born June 30 1921)was twice President of Honduras.

He was born in Danli, Honduras. He joined the Honduran army as a young man, served as a colonel for a long time and eventually rose to the rank of general. He served briefly on a military junta during 1957, which resigned after elections were held. He served as President for the first time from October 3rd 1963 till June 7 1971. He took office when he seized power in a military coup 10 days before presidential elections were due. He then allowed further elections to take place in April 1971 that saw Ramón Ernesto Cruz Uclés come to power. On December 4 1972 Arellano again seized power, and served as President until April 22 1975 when he handed power over to fellow soldier Juan Alberto Melgar Castro.