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Vicente Mejía Colindres
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23rd President of Honduras
In office
1 February 1929 – 16 November 1932
Vice President Rafael Díaz Chávez
Preceded by Miguel Paz Barahona
Succeeded by Tiburcio Carías Andino
Provisional President of Honduras
Interim
In office
16 September – 5 October 1919
Preceded by Salvador Aguirre
Succeeded by Francisco Bográn
Personal details
Born
Vicente Mejía Colindres

(1878-04-06)6 April 1878
La Esperanza, Intibucá, Honduras
Died 24 August 1966(1966-08-24) (aged 88)
Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Political party Liberal Party of Honduras
Spouse Rosina de Mejía Colindres
Alma mater Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras
Profession Physician, politician

Vicente Mejía Colindres (6 April 1878 – 24 August 1966) was President of Honduras between 16 September and 5 October 1919; and again between 1 February 1929 and 16 November 1932.

A successful beginning to his presidency was dampened by the effects of the 1929 economic depression. He had been democratically elected in the 1928 elections that saw an almost unprecedented peaceful transfer of power from the incumbent to an opposition party, and the same was to occur in 1932 when Tiburcio Carías Andino won and succeeded him. He died on 24 August 1966 in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

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