Miguel Oquelí Bustillo (25 February 1856 – 8 April 1938) was

President of Honduras The president of Honduras ( es, Presidente de Honduras) officially known as the President of the Republic of Honduras (Spanish: ''Presidente de la República de Honduras''), is the head of state and head of government of Honduras, and the Com ...

for two months (as ''Chairman of the Provisional Government Junta'') 25 February - 18 April 1907. Oquelí came to power in a revolution backed by

José Santos Zelaya José Santos Zelaya López (1 November 1853 in Managua – 17 May 1919 in New York City) was the President of Nicaragua from 25 July 1893 to 21 December 1909. Early life He was a son of José María Zelaya Irigoyen, who was originally from ...

and the government of Nicaragua to oust the previous Honduran president,

Manuel Bonilla General Manuel Bonilla Chirinos (7 June 1849 – 21 March 1913) was President of Honduras from 13 April 1903 to 25 February 1907, and again from 1 February 1912 to 21 March 1913. He had previously served as Vice President of Honduras from 189 ...

. This action caught the attention of the United States. U.S. forces landed marines at Puerto Cortés to protect the commercial interests of American banana companies. This chain of events led to the 1907 Central American Peace Conference. He was the President of National Congress of Honduras in 1923.

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1856 births 1938 deaths Presidents of Honduras Presidents of the National Congress of Honduras Liberal Party of Honduras politicians {{Honduras-politician-stub