RSSIn a country perennially struggling with issues of lack of social justice, equality and corrupted by successive inept governments, Honduras’ Ramón Villeda Morales (or as his supporters dubbed him, “little bird”) fought to free his country from self-destructiveness and to alleviate[...]
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Forthcoming from COHA: Ramón Villeda Morales, Honduran President and Latin American Hero
Tomorrow, COHA will publish Research Associate, Mylene Bruneau’s analysis of the accomplishments which made former Honduran President Ramón Villeda Morales a revered figure in his native country. Bruneau will look into Villeda Morales’ attempts to liberalize Honduran society from 1957-1963, in [...]
The Legacy of Dr. José Francisco Peña Gómez
One of the courageous and gallant heroes in the Dominican Republic’s history played a key role in the 1965 uprising against the military dictatorship Called upon the world to condemn racism and human rights abuses The woeful mutual history of the Dominican Republic and Haiti (which share the[...]
Camilo Torres: Prayer Can’t Solve Poverty Alone
There is always someone who is trying to improve society and seek better living standards by challenging the status quo, promoting freedom, and believing that social conditions can really be changed. Camilo Torres Restrepo, dubbed the “revolutionary priest” by his followers, struggled throughout[...]
Francisco Caamaño Deñó, Presente
COHA is pleased to release the first in what will be an ongoing series of articles on forgotten Latin American heroes. Today’s commentary on a celebrated Dominican constitutionalist will be followed in the coming weeks by features on a revolutionary Colombian priest, the father of Barbadian indepe[...]