Roberto Suazo Córdova

Roberto Suazo Córdova (1927 to 2018) was the 29th President of Honduras, holding office from 27 January 1982 until 27 January 1986. A member of the Liberal Party, he presided over the National Constituent Assembly that drafted the 1982 Honduran Constitution in 1981 and then won the presidency with a clear majority, a result that surprised observers who expected the armed forces to back the rival National Party. His government was dominated by the military chief Colonel Gustavo Alvarez Martinez and by United States pressure on Honduras to support American policy against Nicaragua and El Salvador. Honduras accepted continuous American troop maneuvers, base construction and the Contra forces, becoming known as the USS Honduras, and in return received hundreds of millions of dollars in assistance, much of it military. He died in December 2018 at age 91.