Liberal president Marco Aurelio Soto governs Honduras…
1876 CE to 1887 CE
Liberal president Marco Aurelio Soto governs Honduras from 1876 until 1882 with the support of Guatemalan strongman General Justo Rufino Barrios.
Soto succeeds not only in restoring order but also in implementing some basic reforms in finance, education, and public administration.
In 1883, he too falls into disfavor with Barrios and is forced to resign.