Soon after completing his master's degree he returned to Honduras, where he began managing the family business (the newspaper La Tribuna) and participating in private and public committees, including the Honduran Central Bank and the Institute of Social Security.
Political careeredit
During the 1970s, Flores became involved in Honduran political life, joining the Liberal Party. He later became a congressman, representing the department (political division equivalent to a province) of Francisco Morazán. He served as Minister of the Presidency under the rule of Liberal president Roberto Suazo from 1982 to 1984.
Flores won the 1997 general election, defeating Nora Melgar Castro of the National Party. He served as president of Honduras from 1998 to 2002.
Presidency (1998–2002)edit
Carlos Flores with United States President Bill Clinton
During Carlos Flores' presidency, Honduras was struck by Hurricane Mitch, one of the worst natural disasters in decades. It caused thousands of deaths and left the national economy in shambles.
President Flores solicited international aid from several financial institutions and countries. The response was strong, and funds were directed at reinforcing Honduras' infrastructure and the agricultural and industrial economic sectors.
As recommended by the International Monetary Fund and World Bank, Flores imposed strict financial guidelines: deflationary monetary fund policies, fiscal austerity, and privatization of the airports and the national communications company, Hondutel, the latter with mixed outcome.
He also limited the power held by the military forces, forcing them to relinquish some power to the presidency.[citation needed]
On 26 August 1998, Flores instituted the Ministry of Public Security under the provisions of the National Plan to combat crime and criminality. This was a response to the ominous growth of violent gangs, particularly the Mara Salvatrucha.[citation needed] Government initiatives in this area did not produce significant results, and completely ignored murderous activity in the country, particularly the actions of a series of armed death squads that extrajudicially killed homeless children and adolescents living in the margins of society.[3] Reports from Human Rights Commission United Nations, the Committee for the Defense of Human Rights in Honduras (CODEH) and other NGOs indicate that the casualties caused by such violence on children barely improved during the four years of Flores' presidency.[citation needed]
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For other people named Carlos Flores see Carlos Flores disambiguation This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Carlos Roberto Flores news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2016 Learn how and when to remove this message In this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is Flores and the second or maternal family name is Facusse Carlos Roberto Flores Facusse born 10 March 1950 is a Honduran politician and businessman who served as the President of Honduras from 1998 to 2002 A member of the Liberal Party Flores was previously the President of the National Congress from 1994 to 1998 Carlos Flores50th President of HondurasIn office 27 January 1998 27 January 2002Vice PresidentWilliam Handal RaudalesPreceded byCarlos Roberto ReinaSucceeded byRicardo MaduroPresident of the National CongressIn office 25 January 1994 25 January 1998Preceded byRodolfo Irias NavasSucceeded byRafael Pineda PonceMinister of the PresidencyIn office 1982 1984PresidentRoberto Suazo CordovaPersonal detailsBornCarlos Roberto Flores Facusse 1950 03 01 1 March 1950 age 74 Tegucigalpa HondurasPolitical partyLiberal Party of HondurasSpouseMary Flake de FloresOccupationPolitician businessman Contents 1 Background 2 Political career 2 1 1997 Honduran general election 3 Presidency 1998 2002 4 Personal life 5 Footnotes 6 External linksBackground editFlores Facusse is the son of Honduran journalist Oscar Flores Midence and Margarita Facusse de Flores and is of Palestinian descent He is the nephew of Miguel Facusse Barjum He his brother Oscar Flores and his sister Celsa Flores an artist all attended the American School of Tegucigalpa He then earned a dual degree in industrial engineering and international economics and finance from Louisiana State University He became a member of Phi Iota Alpha 1 Soon after completing his master s degree he returned to Honduras where he began managing the family business the newspaper La Tribuna and participating in private and public committees including the Honduran Central Bank and the Institute of Social Security Political career editDuring the 1970s Flores became involved in Honduran political life joining the Liberal Party He later became a congressman representing the department political division equivalent to a province of Francisco Morazan He served as Minister of the Presidency under the rule of Liberal president Roberto Suazo from 1982 to 1984 In the 1989 general election he ran for the presidency eventually losing to Rafael Leonardo Callejas the candidate of the National Party In 1994 Flores became president of the National Congress serving until 1998 2 1997 Honduran general election edit Main article 1997 Honduran general election Flores won the 1997 general election defeating Nora Melgar Castro of the National Party He served as president of Honduras from 1998 to 2002 Presidency 1998 2002 edit nbsp Carlos Flores with United States President Bill Clinton During Carlos Flores presidency Honduras was struck by Hurricane Mitch one of the worst natural disasters in decades It caused thousands of deaths and left the national economy in shambles President Flores solicited international aid from several financial institutions and countries The response was strong and funds were directed at reinforcing Honduras infrastructure and the agricultural and industrial economic sectors As recommended by the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Flores imposed strict financial guidelines deflationary monetary fund policies fiscal austerity and privatization of the airports and the national communications company Hondutel the latter with mixed outcome He also limited the power held by the military forces forcing them to relinquish some power to the presidency citation needed On 26 August 1998 Flores instituted the Ministry of Public Security under the provisions of the National Plan to combat crime and criminality This was a response to the ominous growth of violent gangs particularly the Mara Salvatrucha citation needed Government initiatives in this area did not produce significant results and completely ignored murderous activity in the country particularly the actions of a series of armed death squads that extrajudicially killed homeless children and adolescents living in the margins of society 3 Reports from Human Rights Commission United Nations the Committee for the Defense of Human Rights in Honduras CODEH and other NGOs indicate that the casualties caused by such violence on children barely improved during the four years of Flores presidency citation needed Personal life editFlores is married to Mary Flake de Flores whom he met while a student at Louisiana State University Their daughter Mary Elizabeth Flores Flake is the permanent representative of Honduras to the United Nations Footnotes edit Byers Paula Kay Suzanne Michele Bourgoin 1998 Encyclopedia of World Biography Farmington Hills Michigan Thomson Gale Publishing Company ISBN 0 7876 2221 4 Presidentes del Congreso Nacional 1900 2014 11 August 2015 Amnesty International Amnesty International 2000 Report Honduras Archived from the original on 18 October 2012 External links editExtended biography of Carlos Roberto Flores at the Fundacion CIDOB Political offices Preceded byRodolfo Iras Navas President of the National Congress of Honduras1994 1998 Succeeded byRafael Pineda Ponce Preceded byCarlos Roberto Reina President of Honduras1998 2002 Succeeded byRicardo Maduro Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Carlos Roberto Flores amp oldid 1212492039, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
