Policarpo Juan Paz García (7 December 1932 – 16 April 2000) was a Honduran military leader who served as President of Honduras from 7 August 1978 until 27 January 1982.

Biography

Paz Garcia was born in 1932 in La Arada, Goascoran, Valle,

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. He distinguished himself in the

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, a brief war fought by El Salvador and Honduras in 1969.

Presidency

Following a 1978 military coup that ousted General Juan Alberto Melgar as chief of state, a three-man junta headed by Paz Garcia took power and announced that it would begin preparations for a return to civilian rule. A constituent assembly was popularly elected in April 1980 to write a new constitution, and on July 20, 1980 the junta handed control to the Assembly."Honduras, 1902-present
/ref> The Assembly appointed General Paz Garcia provisional president until general elections were held. The elections, in November 1981, were won by Roberto Suazo, and his

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Last years

Paz died on 16 April 2000 at age 67, due to

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References

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