Central America Current Affairs, GK & News

First Woman President of Honduras

January 31, 2022

Xiomara Castro was sworn in as the first woman president of Honduras. Honduras is a Central American country. Its capital is Tegucigalpa. It is located along the coast of Caribbean Sea. About Xiomara Castro She is a leftist. That is, she is a socialist leader. She has promised to tackle the drug trafficking in the ..

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Laurentino Cortizo elected new President of Panama

May 7, 2019

Panama’s Electoral Court declared the centre-left candidate Laurentino Cortizo as winner of Panama’s presidential election. Cortizo is candidate for Panama’s Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD), which won 33% of 95% of votes counted. The PRD was founded in 1979  by military ruler Omar Torrijos and has been out of power since 2009. About Laurentino “Nito” Cortizo ..

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University for Peace Confers Honorary Doctorate on Vice President Venkaiah Naidu

March 11, 2019

Vice President Venkaiah Naidu was conferred Honorary Doctorate from the UN established University of Peace. The university has stated that the degree of “Doctor Honoris Causa”( Doctor of Philosophy) was conferred on the Indian Vice President recognising his contribution to the Rule of Law, democracy and sustainable development in India. Shri. Venkaiah Naidu is the first ..

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India and Guatemala agree to support each other for Non-permanent membership of UNSC

May 8, 2018

India and Guatemala have signed a pact for strengthening diplomatic cooperation through Respective Foreign Service Institutes in the educational field. The agreement was recently inked after a meeting between Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu and his Guatemala counterpart, Jafeth Cabrera Franco in Guatemala City. Beside this, both the countries agreed to support each other’s candidature ..

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