Carlos Flores Facussé

president of Honduras

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Carlos Flores Facussé served as the president of Honduras, representing the more conservative wing of the Liberal Party. An engineer with close ties to the United States, he promised to continue pro-business policies. His presidency was significantly impacted by Hurricane Mitch in October 1998. This devastating storm caused widespread destruction, killing thousands, displacing over a million people, and severely damaging the country's economy and infrastructure. Reconstruction efforts following the hurricane occupied Honduras for several years.12

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Honduras
The 20th century
The new president, Carlos Flores Facussé, an engineer with close ties to the United States, represented the more conservative wing of the Liberal Party and promised to continue the probusiness policies of his predecessors. In October 1998, however, Hurricane Mitch, one of the worst storms to strike the…
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The new president, Carlos Flores Facussé, an engineer with close ties to the United States, represented the more conservative wing of the Liberal Party and promised to continue the probusiness policies of his predecessors. In October 1998, however, Hurricane Mitch, one of the worst storms to strike the…
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