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February

20 February – Former President Juan Orlando Hernández goes on trial in the United States on drug trafficking and weapons charges.
28 February – At least 17 people are killed after two buses collide in San Juan de Opoa, Copán.

March

8 March – Juan Orlando Hernández is found guilty of drug trafficking charges in a federal court in New York City.

June

15 June – President Xiomara Castro announces new measures to reduce gang activity, including building a 20,000-capacity "megaprison" and plans to designate gang members as terrorists.
26 June – Former President Juan Orlando Hernández is sentenced to 45 years in prison and fined $8 million for drug trafficking and firearms offences by a U.S. federal court.

August

1 August – Former National Police of Honduras commander Juan Carlos Bonilla Valladares is sentenced to 19 years in prison for drug trafficking by a U.S. federal court.
21 August – Honduras reports five suspected cases of the new mpox clade.
28 August – Honduras announces that it would end its extradition treaty with the United States that had been in place since 1912 following criticism by US ambassador Laura Dogu of a meeting between Honduran and Venezuelan officials.

September

14 September – Juan Lopez, an environmental activist who protested against open-pit iron ore mining in a forest reserve, is shot dead in Tocoa, Colón.
19 September – Two inmates are killed while three others are injured in an attempted jailbreak at a men's prison in Támara.

Holidays

Further information: Public holidays in Honduras

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1 January – New Year's Day
28 –30 March – Holy Week
14 April – Americas Day
1 May – Labour Day
15 September – Independence Day
3 October – Francisco Morazán Birthday
12 October – Day of the Race
21 October – Army Day
25 December – Christmas Day

References

"Xiomara Castro toma posesión como nueva presidenta de Honduras" [Xiomara Castro takes office as the new president of Honduras]. La Nueva España (in Spanish). 27 January 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
"Honduran ex-president accused of running country as a 'narco-state' to stand trial". ABC News. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
"Bus Crash Leaves 17 Dead". Reuters. February 28, 2023.
"Former president of Honduras convicted in US of aiding drug traffickers". AP News. 2024-03-08. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
"Honduras to build 20,000-inmate 'megaprison' as part of gang crackdown". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-06-15.
"Honduras ex-president sentenced to 45 years for helping drug traffickers". Al Jazeera. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
"Former Honduras national police chief gets 19 years in US prison for cocaine distribution". Associated Press. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
"Honduras investiga cinco supuestos casos de viruela símica dentro de una familia" (in Spanish). 2024-08-21. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
"Honduras Says It Will End Extradition Treaty With United States". The New York Times. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
"Honduran anti-mining activist who fought to save forests, rivers is killed". France 24. 15 September 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
"Attempted prison escape in Honduras leaves 2 inmates dead and 3 injured". Associated Press. 20 September 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
"Honduras Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 20 November 2023.

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