Oswaldo López Arellano
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Oswaldo Enrique López Arellano was a Honduran politician who twice served as the President of Honduras, first from 1963 to 1971 and again from 1972 until 1975.
López Arellano in 1965
Football War
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The Football War, also known as the Soccer War or the 100 Hour War, was a brief military conflict fought between El Salvador and Honduras in 1969. Existing tensions between the two countries coincided
Oswaldo López Arellano
…Fruit and Standard Fruit unions SITRATERCO and SUSTRAFSCO. These unions also had support among industrial workers. López led Honduran forces during the Football War. In 1975, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission exposed a scheme by United Brands Company to bribe President López with US$1.25 million, with the…
A declaration made by Salvadoran President Fidel Sánchez Hernández regarding the war.
A Vought F4U Corsair of the Honduran Air Force, a type of aircraft used during the war.