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Events relating to honduras
The Central American Federation splits into Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica
US adventurer William Walker, thrown out of Nicaragua in 1857, is executed in Honduras
President Roosevelt sends marines to protect US property during political unrest in Honduras
President Taft sends US marines to Honduras to protect American banana interests during a spell of political turmoil
An invasion of Guatemala from Honduras, with CIA support, brings to power a right-wing military junta
Opponents of the Sandinistas flee from Nicaragua into Honduras, where they become known as the Contras
The USA ends all aid to Nicaragua and provides funds to train and equip the Contras in neighbouring Honduras