Juan Alberto Melgar Castro

Juan Alberto Melgar Castro (1930 - December 2, 1987) was a Honduran soldier and politician who became President of Honduras from April 22, 1975 to August 7, 1978, when he was overthrown by others in the military. During his rule, the process of land reform slowed because of pressure from land-owning sectors and influential politicians.

He took power after he overthrown Oswaldo López Arellano because of the bribery scandal of 1975 with United Fruit.

His wife Nora de Melgar was Mayor of Tegucigalpa and she is considered a political leader within the National Party (Partido Nacional).

Preceded by Oswaldo López Arellano	President of Honduras 1975–1978	Succeeded by Policarpo Paz García

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