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Honduras
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in PoliticsWhy is former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández wanted by the US?
Answer: Honduran authorities detained former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández on Feb. 15, 2022, to potentially face extradition and drug charges in the United States. Hernández, who led the country for eight years and stepped down less than a month ago, is wanted for taking part in a “violent drug-trafficking conspiracy” that since 2004 has…
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in PoliticsXiomara Castro is the first female president of which country?
Answer: Xiomara Castro is the president-elect of Honduras. She takes office on 27 January 2022. Castro will be Honduras’s first female president and the first president not to be a member of either the Liberal Party or the National Party since Honduran democracy was restored in 1982. More answers inside!