Vicente Mejía Colindres

Vicente Mejía Colindres
Sketch of Vicente Mejía Colindres
President of Honduras
In office 1 February 1929 – 1 February 1933
Preceded by	Miguel Paz Barahona
Succeeded by	Tiburcio Carías Andino
Provisional President of Honduras Interim
In office 16 September – 5 October 1919
Preceded by	Salvador Aguirre
Succeeded by	Francisco Bográn
Personal details
Born	Vicente Mejía Colindres 6 April 1878 La Esperanza, Intibucá, Honduras
Died	24 August 1966 (aged 88) Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Nationality	Honduran
Political party	Liberal Party of Honduras
Spouse(s)	Rosina de Mejía Colindres
Alma mater	Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras
Profession	Physician, politician

Vicente Mejía Colindres (6 April 1878^[1] – 24 August 1966) was President of Honduras between 16 September and 5 October 1919; and again between 1 February 1929 and 1 February 1933.

A successful beginning to his presidency was dampened by the effects of the 1929 economic depression.^[2] He had been democratically elected in the 1928 elections that saw an almost unprecedented peaceful transfer of power from the incumbent to an opposition party,^[2] and the same was to occur in 1932 when Tiburcio Carías Andino won and succeeded him. He died on 24 August 1966 in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

Notes

2. Haggerty, Ricahrd and Millet, Richard (1993). "Chapter 1 - Historical Setting: Banana Boats and Gunboats: The rise of United States Influence: The Restoration of Order, 1925-31". In Merrill, Tim. A Country Study: Honduras. Federal Research Division, Library of Congress. pp. 58–59.