Policarpo Bonilla
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José Policarpo Bonilla Vasquez was Dictator of Honduras between 22 February 1894 and 1 February 1895. He was then elected as President for the period between 1 February 1895 and 1 February 1899.
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Ponciano Leiva
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Ponciano Leiva Madrid was President of Honduras 13 January 1874 – 8 June 1876 and 30 November 1891 – 7 August 1893. Leiva was a conservative.
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…Bien Público". In February 1891 he founded the Liberal Party of Honduras. In November 1891 Bonilla contested the presidential elections, but lost to Ponciano Leiva. In December 1893 he led armed forces that invaded from Nicaragua with support from Nicaraguan president José Santos Zelaya. He set up a new government…
Engraving of Leiva, 1891