Editing Armed Forces of Honduras (section)

=== 20th century ===
During the twentieth century, Honduran military leaders frequently became presidents, either [[History of Honduras#1899-1948|through elections]] or by [[coup d'état|coups d'état]]. General [[Tiburcio Carías Andino]] was elected in 1932, he later on called a constituent assembly that allowed him to be reelected, and his rule became more authoritarian until an election in 1948.

During the [[History of Honduras#1955–1979|following decades]], the military of Honduras carried out several coups d'état, starting in October 1955. General [[Oswaldo López Arellano]] carried out the next coup in October 1963 and a second in December 1972, followed by coups in 1975 by [[Juan Alberto Melgar Castro]] and in 1978 by [[Policarpo Paz García]].