Background
Flores Facussé is the son of Honduran journalist Oscar Flores Midence and Margarita Facussé de Flores, and is of Palestinian descent.
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Flores Facussé is the son of Honduran journalist Oscar Flores Midence and Margarita Facussé de Flores, and is of Palestinian descent.
His brother and sister, Oscar Flores and Celsa Flores, an artist, as well as himself attended the American School of Tegucigalpa. Mr. Flores furthered his education at Louisiana State University (Louisiana State University), where he graduated with a dual degree in industrial engineering and International Economics and Finance.
He is the nephew of Miguel Facussé Barjum. Soon after completing his master"s degree he returned to Honduras where he began managing the family business (the newspaper Louisiana Tribuna) and participating in private and public committees, including the Honduran Central Bank and the Institute of Social Security. During the 1970s, Flores became involved in Honduran political life, joining the Liberal Party.
He later became a congressman, representing the department (political division equivalent to a province) of Francisco Morazán.
He served as Minister of the Presidency under the rule of Liberal president Roberto Suazo from 1982 to 1984. In 1994, Flores became president of the National Congress, serving until 1998.
1997 Honduran general election
He became president of Honduras from 1998-2002. Presidency of Honduras
During Carlos Flores" presidency, Honduras was struck by Hurricane Mitch, one of the worst natural disasters in decades.
lieutenant caused thousands of deaths and left the national economy in shambles.
President Flores engaged in soliciting international aid from several financial institutions and countries. The response was strong, and funds were directed at reinforcing Honduras" infrastructure, and the agricultural and industrial economic sectors. As recommended by the International Monetary Fund and World Bank, Flores imposed strict financial guidelines: deflationary monetary fund policies, fiscal austerity, and privatization of the airports and the national communications company Hondutel.
The latter with mixed outcome.
He also limited the power held by the military forces, forcing this institution to relinquish some power to the presidency. On 26 August 1998, Flores instituted the Ministry of Public Security under the provisions of the National Plan to combat crime and criminality.
This was a response to the ominous growth of violent gangs, particularly the Mara Salvatrucha. Government initiatives in this area did not produce significant results, and completely ignored murderous activity in the country, particularly the actions of a series of armed death squads that extrajudicially killed homeless children and adolescents living in the margins of society.
Reports from Human Rights Commission United Nations, the Committee for the Defense of Human Rights in Honduras (CODEH) and other Non-governmental organizations indicate that the casualties caused by such violence on children barely improved during the four years of Flores Presidency.
He also became a member of Phi Iota Alpha.