Juan Orlando Hernández
Juan Orlando Hernández Alvarado, often written as JOH, (born 28 October 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 | |
|---|---|
| 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] On 21 April 2022, Hernández was extradited to the United States.[9] On 8 March 2024, Hernández was convicted of three counts of drug trafficking and weapons conspiracy and faces mandatory minimum sentence of 40 years in prison.[10] On June 26, 2024, Juan Orlando Hernández, was sentenced to 45 years in prison and fined $8 million for drug trafficking and firearms offenses in a US federal court.[11]
References
change- ↑ 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.
- ↑ seguir, Redacción Web Autor marcado para. "CNN: EE UU pide en extradición a Juan Orlando Hernández". www.laprensa.hn (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-02-15.
- ↑ Univision. "U.S. requests extradition of ex Honduran president Hernandez - sources". Univision (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-02-15.
- ↑ "Ex-Honduras president agrees to extradition to the US". CNN. February 15, 2022. p. 1. 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.
- ↑ Brigida, Anna Catherine; Sieff, Kevin; Sheridan, Mary Beth; Chaoul, Alejandra Ibarra (April 21, 2022). "Honduras ex-president Juan Orlando Hernández extradited to U.S." The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 21 April 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
- ↑ Ernst, Jeff (March 8, 2024). "'He paved a cocaine superhighway': ex-Honduran president convicted in New York trafficking trial". The Guardian. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
- ↑ Cohen, Luc (June 26, 2024). "Honduras ex-President Hernandez sentenced to 45 years in prison on US drug conviction". Reuters. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
Other websites
change- Biography by CIDOB Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
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