Tiburcio Carías Andino
Tiburcio Carías Andino | |
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Carías Andino in 1936 | |
| 38th President of Honduras | |
| In office 1 February 1933 – 1 January 1949 | |
| Vice President | Abraham Williams Calderón |
| Preceded by | Vicente Mejía Colindres |
| Succeeded by | Juan Manuel Gálvez |
| In office 27 April 1924 – 30 April 1924 | |
| Preceded by | Francisco Bueso |
| Succeeded by | Vicente Tosta |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 March 1876 |
| Died | 23 December 1969 (aged 93) Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
| Party | National Party |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Honduras |
| Branch/service | Honduran Army |
| Years of service | 1892–1924 |
| Rank | Major general |
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Tiburcio Carías Andino (5 March 1876 – 23 December 1969) was a Honduran politician and military officer with the rank of major general. He served as the 38th president of Honduras, briefly in 1924 as constitutional president and later in the form of a dictatorial regime from 1933 until 1949. He was elected president of Honduras in the midst of the Great Depression. He strengthened the Armed Forces, maintained the support of the banana companies by opposing strikes, strongly aligned its government with that of the United States, and kept the country in strict adherence to debt payments.