Mario Fernando Hernández

Mario Fernando Hernández Bonilla (7 December 1966[1] – 22 November 2008)[2] was a Liberal Party congressman for the Cortés Department in Honduras from January 2006 until his death.[3] He was secretary for the legislative committee on Industry and Commerce and the legislative committee on Drug Trafficking and Security and was also a member of the legislative committee for Peace and Democracy.[1] In addition he acted as alternative vice president (speaker) of Congress.[4] He had a degree in business administration at University of San Pedro Sula.[5]

Hernandez was a very generous man, respected and loved by his family and activists. Mario Fernando was called "Ferni" by his family and closest friends. His parents David Hernandez and Marta Bonilla Hernandez are very dear people in society of San Pedro Sula. Hernandez had three sisters women. Mario had a son and a daughter. He always remembered as cheerful, witty and enterprising man he was.

Hernández was assassinated on 22 November 2008 in San Pedro Sula along with two of his colleagues[2] while on his way to a meeting with activists in the Cabañas neighbourhood.[3] He was an important supporter of Liberal presidential candidate Roberto Micheletti.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Hernández Bonilla, Mario Fernando". Fundación Democracia Sin Fronteras. Retrieved 23 November 2008.
  2. 1 2 "Senior Honduran politician killed". BBC. 23 November 2008. Retrieved 23 November 2008.
  3. 1 2 "Insulza condena el asesinato del diputado hondureño Mario Fernando Hernández". Yahoo news. 24 November 2008. Retrieved 25 November 2008.
  4. ↑ "Liberal Party Lawmaker and Attorney Gunned Down in Honduras". Latin American Herald Tribune. 24 November 2008. Retrieved 25 November 2008.
  5. ↑ "Vicepresidente del CN muere en atentado". la prensa. 15 December 2008. Retrieved 23 December 2008.
  6. ↑ “Vivimos en un viacrucis de violencia e inseguridad”


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