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Ángel G. Hernández

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Ángel G. Hernández
Minister of Public Education
In office
1943–1949
PresidentTiburcio Carías Andino
Succeeded byMarcos Carías Reyes
Personal details
Born(1890-10-02)October 2, 1890
DiedNovember 30, 1971(1971-11-30) (aged 81)

Ángel G. Hernández (October 2, 1890November 30, 1971) was a Honduran professor, politician, and diplomat. He served as Minister of Public Education from 1943 to 1949, and he was also the ambassador to the governments of Panama and Peru, being also appointed as a delegate of the Honduran government in many international conferences.

Career

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As a delegate to the "Consolidation of Peace" conference in the city of Buenos Aires, he proposed the paper "Formation of the Citizen of America through Civic Education". In the city of Lima, the "Generalization of the Custom of Baptizing Schools -with the name of American countries- and the disclosure of the agreements approved in International Conferences". This resolution culminated in the Charter of America issued by the Organization of American States. Years later, at the conference in Ann Arbor, Michigan, he mentioned the way in which the "Mutual Knowledge of American Peoples" can be built in schools; at the conference in Panama, he mentioned the issue of Illiteracy; at the Mexico conference, the topic "The Freedom of Teaching", paper that was approved and recommended by the teachers of Cuernavaca to the Secretary of Education of Mexico, Ezequiel Padilla Peñaloza.[1]

In 1946, when he was Minister of Education, he issued the corresponding decree, allocating the budget for the construction of the National Stadium of Honduras.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Bardales, Rafael (1988). La reforma educativa del profesor Ángel G. Hernández (in Spanish). La Prensa.
  2. ^ Valladares, Nahum (2012-03-13). "El Estadio Nacional". La Tribuna. Archived from the original on 2012-10-31.
Government offices
Preceded by
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Minister of Public Education
1943–1949
Succeeded by
Marcos Carías Reyes