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Julio Lozano Díaz

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Julio Lozano Díaz
President of Honduras
(Supreme Head of State)
In office
5 December 1954 – 21 October 1956
Preceded byJuan Manuel Galvez
Succeeded byMilitary Government Council
(de facto)
Ramón Villeda Morales
(de jure)
Personal details
Born(1885-03-27)27 March 1885
Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Died20 August 1957(1957-08-20) (aged 72)
Miami, Florida, U.S.
Cause of deathCerebral thrombosis, Complicated by Pneumonia [1]
Political partyNational Party of Honduras
SpouseLaura Vigil de Lozano
ProfessionAccountant

Julio Lozano Díaz (27 March 1885 – 20 August 1957), was first Vice President of Honduras (1949–1954) and then President of Honduras, from 5 December 1954 until 21 October 1956.

He was born in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, and worked as an accountant for the Rosario Mining Company. He was Minister of Finance of Honduras from 1934 to 1936.[2]

Lozano assumed presidential authority on 16 November 1954 while President Juan Manuel Gálvez was out of the country seeking medical attention. In December, citing a constitutional crisis over the stalemated presidential elections, he proclaimed himself the chief of state and he began instituting his own policies. Generally unpopular, and in ill health, Lozano was forced to resign by the military. He won a democratic election in 1956, but the result was deemed illegitimate and was annulled by the military junta.

Lozano Diaz died the following year in Miami, Florida.

References

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  1. ^ "JULIO LOZANO, 72, OF HONDURAS, DIES; Ex-Chief of State Held Many Government Posts--Was Wealthy Business Man Primarily an Administrator Refused New Election (Published 1957)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 6 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Galería de Ministros". 15 July 2006. Archived from the original on 15 July 2006.
Political offices
Preceded by
Juan Manuel Gálvez
Supreme Head of State
President of Honduras
1954–1956
Succeeded by