Juan Orlando Hernández
Juan Orlando Hernández Alvarado, often written as JOH, (born October 28, 1968)[1] is a Honduran politician and businessman and drug trafficker. He became the President of Honduras following his victory in the 2013 Honduran presidential election. He was inaugurated on January 27, 2014.[2]
Juan Orlando Hernández | |
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| President of Honduras | |
| In office 27 January 2014 – 27 January 2022 | |
| Vice President | Ricardo Álvarez |
| Preceded by | Porfirio Lobo Sosa |
| Succeeded by | Xiomara Castro |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 October 1968 Gracias, Honduras |
| Political party | National Party |
| Spouse(s) | Ana García |
| Alma mater | National Autonomous University of Honduras State University of New York |
On 7 February 2022, Hernández was being investigated for corruption and drug trafficking.[3] The U.S. government requested an extradition against him for his involvement with narcotics on 14 February.[4][5][6] After issuing an extradition warrant, Hernández decided to surrender to US authorities on February 15, 2022.[7] A day later, Hernández was arrested at his home in Tegucigalpa.[8]
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Juan Orlando Hernández (center), his spouse Ana García de Hernández, and Eduardo Martinetti, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Peru, in Lima (2015)
Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez signs U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's guestbook before their meeting at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on June 18, 2018. [State Department photo/ Public Domain]
Department of Justice press conference announcing the extradition of Juan Orlando Hernández, former President of Honduras, to face drug-trafficking and firearms charges.
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References
- ↑ Juan Orlando, empresario y político que sueña con gobernar Honduras
- ↑ Catherine E. Shoichet (November 27, 2013). "Winner named in Honduras presidential vote; opposition vows protests". CNN. Retrieved 2013-11-29.
- ↑ Blinken, Antony J. (7 February 2022). "U.S. Actions Against Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez for Corruption". U.S. Department of State.
- ↑ Univision. "Estados Unidos pide la extradición del expresidente hondureño Juan Orlando Hernández, según fuentes". Univision (in spanish). Retrieved 2022-02-15.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ seguir, Redacción Web Autor marcado para. "CNN: EE UU pide en extradición a Juan Orlando Hernández". www.laprensa.hn (in español). Retrieved 2022-02-15.
- ↑ Univision. "U.S. requests extradition of ex Honduran president Hernandez - sources". Univision (in spanish). Retrieved 2022-02-15.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Ex-Honduras president agrees to extradition to the US". CNN: 1. February 15, 2022. https://edition.cnn.com/2022/02/15/americas/honduras-hernandez-president-extradition-us-intl/index.html. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
- ↑ "El expresidente hondureño Hernández es capturado tras la petición de EE.UU. por narcotráfico". EFE (in spanish). Retrieved 2022-02-15.
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Other websites
- Biography by CIDOB Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)