Honduras
Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. Honduras is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Ocean at the Gulf of Fonseca, and to the north by the Gulf of Honduras, a large inlet of the Caribbean Sea. Its capital and largest city is Tegucigalpa.
Some of the key events about Honduras
- 1502The first European expedition reached the coast of Honduras
- 1502Indigenous populations were decimated by diseases brought by European colonizers
- 1821Honduras gained independence from Spain
- 1821Honduras gained independence but remained economically and politically unstable
- 1876The first railway line in Honduras was inaugurated
- 1911U.S. companies gained control of Honduras' banana industry, leading to economic exploitation
- 1924The United Fruit Company established banana plantations, boosting the economy
- 1955Honduras joined the United Nations
- 1969Honduras qualified for the FIFA World Cup for the first time
- 1969The "Soccer War" with El Salvador resulted in thousands of casualties
- 1974Hurricane Fifi devastated the country, killing an estimated 8,000 people
- 1982A new constitution was adopted, marking a return to civilian rule
- 1998Honduras became a member of the World Trade Organization
- 1998Hurricane Mitch caused widespread destruction, leaving over 5,000 dead and 1.5 million homeless
- 2006The Honduran Congress ratified the Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement
- 2009A military coup ousted the democratically elected president, leading to political turmoil
- 2011Honduras was named the world's most dangerous country due to its high homicide rate
- 2017Allegations of electoral fraud sparked violent protests following the presidential election
- 2020Honduras launched its first satellite into space
- 2020Hurricanes Eta and Iota caused severe flooding and landslides, affecting over 4 million people
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