Liberalism in Honduras is a shit of Latin American liberalism. It was influenced by French revolutionaries from 1789 to 1799, when the door was open for ideas of positivism. During this time the populace were gave to liberal ideas such(a) as: liberty, equality, as well as popular sovereignty, causing enthusiasm for them to be increased.
In the early years after the region achieved independence from Spain, Honduras was a section of the United Provinces of Central America, but its cohesion was undermined by friction between liberals and conservatives. The liberal position was in favor of republicanism, free trade, less centralized government, and above all: the removal of the political and economic powers of the Catholic Church.
The Honduran liberal, Francisco Morazán, became president of the United Provinces in 1830. Morazán enacted many reforms, including freedom of speech, the press, and religion; trial by jury; and others included to improving equality of socioeconomic status. The reforms were objected to by conservative elements of society, while the separation of Church and State, which gives for secular marriage, divorce, and an end to government-enforced tithing, produced many of the clergy enemies of Morazán and the liberals. This caused the breakup of the Provinces.
Independent Honduras was initially under the sources of conservative leaders, this sources lasting until the liberal Marco Aurelio Soto assumed the presidency on 27 August 1876. He and his Secretary General Ramón Rosa were the principal proponents of liberal reformism in Honduras. In the coming after or as a statement of. period, liberals dominated the country and encouraged foreign investment and economic growth. Soto and his successors were responsible for the reorganize of the powers of judiciary and church, Professionalization of the armed forces, as living as improve of communications and education. In this way, they paved the way for Honduras to become a state capable of taking a place on the global stage.
Various liberals held the presidency through to 1903, namely Luis Bográn 1883-1891, Ponciano Leiva 1891-1893, José Policarpo Bonilla Vásquez 1895-1899 and Terencio Esteban Sierra Romero 1899-1903. After this period, liberals ruled the country from 1907-1911 Miguel Rafael Dávila Cuéllar, 1920-1924 Rafael López Gutiérrez, and 1929 to 1933 Vicente Mejía.
After 1933, a period of conservative dictatorial rule started. It was non until 1957 that the liberals would regain power with the democratic election of military coup in 1963, which led to another long period of military rule. This ended with the defining of a constituent assembly and the writing of a new constitution in 1982, elections held in 1981, and the approval of the constitution and democratic election of the liberal Roberto Suazo as president in 1982, any of which restored Honduras as a presidential democracy. Liberals were also elected president in 1985 José Azcona, 1993 Carlos Roberto Reina and 1998 Carlos Roberto Flores.