Oswaldo Enrique L�pez Arellano was a two-time President of Honduras, first from 1963 to 1971 and again from 1972 to 1975. He gained power both times via military force. He was born in Danl� in the department of El Para�so to an influential family, son of Enrique L�pez and Carlota Arellano. He attended the American School of Tegucigalpa where he learned to speak fluent English. He joined the Army at eighteen, graduated as a pilot from the Honduran Air Force School, and spent 1942-1945 in the U.S. state of Arizona studying mechanical aviation. L�pez served as a colonel for a long time and eventually rose to the rank of general. He married Gloria Figueroa and they had five children: Gloria Carolina, Oswaldo, Enrique, Leonel, and Jos� Luis. L�pez served briefly on a military junta during 1957, which resigned after elections were held. He served as president for the first time from 3 October 1963 until 7 June 1971, taking office when he seized power in the 1963 Honduran coup d'�tat, 10 days before presidential elections were due. He then allowed further elections to take place in April 1971 that saw Ram�n Ernesto Cruz come to power. 

June 30th, 1921 in Danlí, El Paraíso  /  Died:   May 16th, 2010