2021 in Honduras

See also: 2021 in Central America
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Events of 2021 in Honduras.

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January to June

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  • January 2 – A Honduran national identified as Leidy Hernández, 24, gives birth while crossing the bridge between Matamoros, Tamaulipas and Brownsville, Texas. The baby will be entitled to Mexican citizenship.[1]
  • January 9 – Prosecutors in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York accuse former President Juan Orlando Hernández of taking bribes and protecting drug traffickers.[2]
  • January 13 – Two hundred migrants march towards San Pedro Sula en route to Guatemala, where they are expected to meet 2,000 police and military units.[3]
  • January 21 – The National Congress of Honduras outlaws abortion in all forms.[4]
  • February 11 – Dozens protest the death of nursing student Keyla Patricia Martínez, who died while in police custody, insisting her death be investigated as homicide.[5][6]
  • February 8 – An eight-year old Honduran boy drowns while trying to cross the Rio Grande (Río Bravo del Norte) near Piedras Negras, Coahuila. His parents identified the body after being arrested by U.S. immigration agents.[7]
  • February 23 – U.S.Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) introduces legislation to restrict security aid to Honduras and to investigate President Orlando Hernández for corruption and ties to drug traffickers.[8]
  • February 24 – Orlando Hernández warns that U.S.—Honduran cooperation on drug trafficking could collapse if members of Los Cachiros cartel are allowed to give ″false testimony″ against him in U.S. courts.[9]
  • March 8 – The trial of Geovanny Fuentes Ramirez, 50, on cocaine, weapons, and bribery charges begins in New York.[10]
  • March 9 – New York prosecutors say Honduras is a ″narco-state″ and that Geovanny Fuentes Ramirez reported “directly to Tony Hernández,” the president’s brother.[11]
  • March 19 – Father's Day and Saint Joseph′s Day.[12]
  • March 28–April 3 — Holy Week[12]
  • March 30
    • Tony Hernández is found guilty of state-sponsored drug trafficking and fined USD $138 million.[13]
    • Hundreds of migrants who lack proper identification papers and proof of negative COVID-19 tests are turned back by police at Corinto, Honduras.[14]

July to December

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Sports

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Deaths

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References

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  1. ^ "Honduran migrant gives birth on Mexico-US border bridge". Associated Press. January 3, 2021. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  2. ^ "US motions expand drug claims against Honduras president". AP NEWS. 9 January 2021. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  3. ^ Verza, María (January 13, 2021). "Honduran migrants trek north toward Guatemalan border". Associated Press. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  4. ^ "Honduras aprueba proyecto de ley que prohíbe de forma absoluta el aborto". proceso.com.mx (in Spanish). Proceso. January 21, 2021. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  5. ^ "Caso de Keyla Martínez: hondureños indignados claman justicia por muerte de universitaria". Diario El Heraldo (in Spanish). February 11, 2021. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
  6. ^ a b "La muerte de la universitaria Keyla Martínez conmociona a Honduras | Video". CNN (in Spanish). February 10, 2021. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  7. ^ "Officials: 8-year-old Honduran migrant drowned in Rio Grande". AP NEWS. 18 February 2021. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  8. ^ "Proposed US legislation would target Honduras president". AP NEWS. 23 February 2021. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  9. ^ "Honduras leader warns drug cooperation with US endangered". AP NEWS. 25 February 2021. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  10. ^ "Trial implicating Honduran president in drug trafficking begins". aljazeera.com. Al Jazeera English. March 8, 2021. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  11. ^ Kinosian, Sarah (10 March 2021). "U.S. prosecutors say Honduras has become a 'narco-state'". Reuters. Reuters. Retrieved March 10, 2021. [Fuentes Ramirez] is a violent, armed cocaine trafficker, who worked with police, military, politicians, including the president, who made millions helping the president traffic cocaine.
  12. ^ a b c d "National Holidays in Honduras in 2021". Office Holidays. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  13. ^ Neumeister, Larry; Torrens, Claudia (March 30, 2021). "Brother of Honduran president sentenced to life in drug case". Associated Press. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
  14. ^ Amaya, Yoseph (March 30, 2021). "Honduras police turn back U.S.-bound migrant caravan". Reuters. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
  15. ^ "Cómo murió Keyla Martínez: una duda que conmueve a Honduras". infobae (in European Spanish). February 9, 2021. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
  16. ^ Fallece en EE.UU. Celso Fredy Güity, ex mundialista con Honduras en España 82 (in Spanish)
  17. ^ "Indigenous activist killed in Honduras, led fight against construction of a dam". NBC News. AP. March 22, 2021. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
  18. ^ "Muere por COVID-19 el reconocido doctor Pablo Cámbar". Proceso Digital (in Spanish). 2021-04-26. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
  19. ^ "Muere "Chelato Uclés", el entrenador "más laureado" del fútbol de Honduras". CNN (in Spanish). 2021-04-29. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
  20. ^ Curtis, Cassandra (2021-07-28). "World Cup player with Honduras dies in Spain 82 Porfirio Armando Betancourt, victim of Covid-19 - Diez". East Africa News Post. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
  21. ^ "Fallece la ex primera dama Nora de Melgar". www.laprensa.hn (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-08-31.
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