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In 1838 Honduras declared itself an independent sovereign state, free from the Federation of Central America, of which it had formed a part. Men over 21, all married men and all literate men over 18 have the vote. A decree law was passed in Jan. 1955 enfranchising women.
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Steinberg, S.H. (1959). Honduras. In: Steinberg, S.H. (eds) The Statesman’s Year-Book. The Statesman’s Yearbook. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230270886_36
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