Her Excellency Mrs. Rosa Elena
November 2011
Bonilla de Lobo,
First Lady of the Republic
Of Honduras
Mrs. Bonilla de Lobo was born in the city of Tegucipalpa in Honduras in February 2, 1967. to
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Her Excellency
Rosa Elena Bonilla de Lobo
First Lady of the Republic
Of Honduras
Mr. Fernando Bonilla Martinez (Deceased) and
Mrs. María Elena Ávila widow de Bonilla. She
completed high school at high school at “El Instituto Alfa de Tegucigalpa,” where
she obtained her title of Executive Secretary. She graduated with a Bachelors
WHO WE ARE
Degree in Computer Science in 1987, and also completed higher education stud-
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In 2002, she was elected as the President of the Wife’s of Congressman Association in the National Congress. At the same time she was elected to be the Viced
-president of the “Aldeas Infantiles S.O.S. of Honduras.”
Mrs. Bonilla de Lobo created the “Una Libra de Amor” foundation in 2003. She
is the founder and president. This is a nonprofit organization with the objective
of developing and contributing educational, cultural, and sport activities to help
at risk children and youth in Honduras. She supports various nonprofit institu-
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tion such as orphanages and nursing homes. Also, Mrs. Bonilla de Lobo assists
and provides opportunities to low income youth and women to empower them
to be self-reliant.
She is married to Mr. Porfirio Lobo Sosa and they have three children: Ámbar
Naydee, Said Omar, and Luis Fernando. She became the first lady of Honduras
on January 27, 2010, when her husband was sworn in as the President of the
Republic of Honduras. Her main objective as first lady is to help Honduran families.
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INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT HONDURAS
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The term “Banana Republic” was first
applied to Honduras by the American
writer O. Henry, for the influence the U.S.
banana companies had at the time.
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Christopher Columbus discovered Honduras, and it is said that on his last voyage to America he exclaimed: “Thank
God we got out of these great depths!”
‘Honduras’ literally means “great
depths.”
Honduran Flag History:
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The current flag was adopted in
1866, based on the flag of the
Federal Republic of Central
America.
The Copan Mayan Ruins in Honduras
(pictured left) are considered the most important Mayan ruins in the world because
the fully intact hieroglyphs are the main
source of our current understanding of Maya history.
Honduran Flag Meaning:
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The blue bands symbolize the
Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean
Sea, while the white band represents the land between the
two bodies of water and the
peace of prosperity of its people. The five-pointed stars arranged in an X pattern in the in
the centered in the white band
represent the members of the
former Federal Republic of Central America—Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras,
and Nicaragua, and the hope
that the nations may form a union again.
Information taken from wikipedia.org
and CIA factbook.
More than 50% of the country lives below poverty levels.
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It is not uncommon to find blond haired, blue eyed Hondurans on the bay islands
of Honduras. These individuals are direct descendants of the British Pirates that
came to Honduras over 500 years ago.
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The country was formerly known as Spanish Honduras to distinguish it from
British Honduras that is now Belize.
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Honduras is the second largest country in Central
America.
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Hurricane Mitch which hit Honduras in 1998,
caused more than 2 billion dollars worth of damage.
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Honduras is 80% mountainous.
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September 10th is a popular holiday celebrated in
Honduras as “the day of the Honduran child.”
Children are celebrated and receive gifts from
family.
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Hondurans are called Catrachos in Central America and within their own country
after the famous Honduran general, Florencio Xatruch. The name is considered a
compliment and is not derogatory.
Information gathered from answers.com , borninhonduras.com, travelexperta.com, & lifestyle.iloveindia.com.