General Manuel Bonilla Chirinos (7 June 1849 – 21 March 1913) was President of Honduras from 13 April 1903 to 25 February 1907, and again from 1 February 1912 to 21 March 1913. He previously served as Vice President of Honduras from 1895 to 1899.
He was born in Juticalpa, Olancho, Honduras. He started out as a liberal, and then became a conservative, and he is considered the founder of the ideas that led to the creation of the National Party of Honduras. He was involved in various military actions as a young man. As president he gave generous concessions to the banana companies along the north coast, namely to Sam Zemurray's Cuyamel Fruit Company.
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| Preceded by Juan Ángel Arias |
President of Honduras 1903–1907 |
Succeeded by Miguel Oquelí (Chairman of the Provisional Government Junta)) |
| Preceded by Francisco Bertrand |
President of Honduras 1912–1913 |
Succeeded by Francisco Bertrand |
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| Name | Bonillo, Manuel |
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| Date of birth | 7 June 1849 |
| Place of birth | Juticalpa, Honduras |
| Date of death | 21 March 1913 |
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Famous quotes containing the word manuel:
“And Manuel embraced his mother and they laughed together: Délira’s laugh sounded surprisingly young; that was because she hadn’t really had the chance to make it heard; life was just not happy enough for that. No, she never had time to use it; she had kept it fresh as can be, like a birdsong in an old nest.”
—Jacques Roumain (1907–1945)