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After the military ousted Zelaya in a coup d'état, Lobo was elected president in the 2009 presidential election and took office on 27 January 2010.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"22 December 1947","date":"1947-12-22"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4737#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Trujillo","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q992173"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4737#P19"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Honduras","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q783"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4737#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"},{"text":"farmer","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q131512"},{"text":"taekwondo athlete","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13382533"},{"text":"economics","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8134"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4737#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"National Party of Honduras","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1579466"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4737#P102"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"University of Miami","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q738258"},{"text":"Peoples' Friendship University of Russia","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q839669"},{"text":"National Autonomous University of Honduras","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3616162"},{"text":"University of Miami School of Business Administration","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7895747"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4737#P69"}},{"key":"spouse","label":"Spouse","values":[{"text":"Rosa Elena Bonilla","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15427651"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4737#P26"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"President of Honduras (27 January 2010 – 27 January 2014)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13341442","start":"2010-01-27","end":"2014-01-27"},{"text":"President of the National Congress of Honduras","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7241350"},{"text":"Member of the Honduran Congress","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19300340"},{"text":"president","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1255921"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4737#P39"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porfirio_Lobo_Sosa","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4737"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Porfirio Lobo Sosa born?","a":"Porfirio Lobo Sosa was born on 22 December 1947 in Trujillo."},{"q":"What positions has Porfirio Lobo Sosa held?","a":"Positions held by Porfirio Lobo Sosa include: President of Honduras (2010–2014); President of the National Congress of Honduras; Member of the Honduran Congress; president."},{"q":"Where did Porfirio Lobo Sosa study?","a":"Porfirio Lobo Sosa was educated at University of Miami, Peoples' Friendship University of Russia, National Autonomous University of Honduras, University of Miami School of Business Administration."}],"related":[{"name":"Diego Vigil y Cocaña","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/diego-vigil-y-cocana"},{"name":"Francisco Morazán","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/francisco-morazan"},{"name":"Rafael López Gutiérrez","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/rafael-lopez-gutierrez"},{"name":"José Justo Milla","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/jose-justo-milla"},{"name":"Florencio Xatruch","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/florencio-xatruch"},{"name":"Oswaldo López Arellano","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/oswaldo-lopez-arellano"},{"name":"Roberto Micheletti","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/roberto-micheletti"},{"name":"Carlos Roberto Flores","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/carlos-roberto-flores"},{"name":"Juan Orlando Hernández","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/juan-orlando-hernandez"},{"name":"Manuel Zelaya","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/manuel-zelaya"},{"name":"Policarpo Bonilla","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/policarpo-bonilla"},{"name":"Nasry Asfura","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/nasry-asfura"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":{"url":"https://diginpl.com/kb-img/porfirio-lobo-sosa-217ef4c198.jpg","width":500,"height":638,"license":"CC BY 3.0 br","credit":"Foto: Wilson Dias/ABr","page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pepe_Lobo_2010-01-27.jpg"},"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): Porfirio Lobo Sosa","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porfirio_Lobo_Sosa","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q4737","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4737","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},{"label":"Image: Pepe Lobo 2010-01-27.jpg by Foto: Wilson Dias/ABr (CC BY 3.0 br)","url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pepe_Lobo_2010-01-27.jpg","license":null}],"license":{"text":"CC BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","facts":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},"attribution":"Text from the Wikipedia article Porfirio Lobo Sosa, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Pepe Lobo 2010-01-27.jpg — Foto: Wilson Dias/ABr, CC BY 3.0 br.","cite":"\"Porfirio Lobo Sosa\". DigiNepal. Last updated 7 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/porfirio-lobo-sosa. Retrieved 11 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-07T07:56:22Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-10","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/porfirio-lobo-sosa","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/porfirio-lobo-sosa","ne":null}}