About Miguel Oquelí Bustillo
Lived 1856 – 1938 (aged 82). Miguel Oquelí Bustillo was a Honduran politician.
Miguel Oquelí Bustillo (25 February 1856 – 8 April 1938) was President of Honduras for two months (as Chairman of the Provisional Government Junta) 25 February – 18 April 1907.
Oquelí came to power in a revolution backed by José Santos Zelaya and the government of Nicaragua to oust the previous Honduran president, Manuel Bonilla. This action caught the attention of the United States. U.S. forces landed marines at Puerto Cortés to protect the commercial interests of American banana companies. This chain of events led to the 1907 Central American Peace Conference.
He was the president of the National Congress of Honduras in 1923.
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Who was Miguel Oquelí Bustillo?
President of Honduras (1856-1938)
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Miguel Oquelí Bustillo was born on 25 February 1856 in Tegucigalpa.
When did Miguel Oquelí Bustillo die?
Miguel Oquelí Bustillo died on 18 April 1938 in Honduras.
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Miguel Oquelí Bustillo was a politician.
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Miguel Oquelí Bustillo was Honduran.
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