1975 Honduran coup d'état

Coup d'état in Honduras 1975 Honduran coup d'état 22 April 1975 Honduras Oswaldo López Arellano overthrown Honduras 1949 Honduran ArmySupported by:United Brands Company Honduras 1949 Honduran government Honduras 1949 Juan Alberto Melgar Castro Honduras 1949 Oswaldo López Arellano The 1975 Honduran coup d'état took place on 22 April 1975, with Oswaldo López Arellano being ousted in a military coup led by his fellow General Juan Alberto Melgar Castro. The coup was prompted in part by the "Bananagate" scandal, exposed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in 1975, in which the United Brands Company agreed to bribe President López with US$1.25 million, and the promise of another $1.25 million upon the reduction of certain banana export taxes.Soluri John Banana Cultures: Agriculture, Consumption, and Environmental Change in Honduras and the United States University of Texas Press 2021 9781477322802 Revised and updated Austin 216 EBSCOhost References Honduras Coup D'état Category:Coups d'état in Honduras Category:April 1975 in North America Category:1975 conflicts