José María Medina, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetJosé María Medina
President of Honduras
Date of Birth: 
Place of Birth: Sensenti, Ocotepeque Department, Honduras
About José María Medina
- José María Medina (8 September 1826 – 1878) served as the President of Honduras three times during the 1860s and 1870s. Medina was born in Sensenti.
- He joined the Honduran army age 18, and fought against William Walker's attempts to conquer Central America. His first term in office was served as temporary President between 1 September and 31 December 1863.
- Medina was then elected President in 1864.
- According to the 1848 constitution he was eligible for a second term in office.
- However, in 1865 he convened a Constitutional Convention, which adopted a new constitution on 18 September.
- This restricted the President to a single term in office, as well as making the National Congress unicameral.
- The Convention made Medina the provisional President, which was confirmed in a December 1865 election.In order to win a second term after the adoption of the new constitution.
- He convened a new Convention, which approved the changes to the constitution and also elected him President for a second term.
- However, following protests, he held a referendum on the issue, which was approved by over 95% of voters.
- However,on 26 July 1872 he was ousted from power after a revolt by the Liberals. He provisionally served a third time between 12 August and 27 August 1876, and was later executed by firing squad in 1878 in Santa Rosa de Copán.
Read more at Wikipedia