ocr: The main brokers in political power today are the military, the US embassy and the United Fruit Company, the biggest banana producers in Honduras. The military held power intermittently from 1956 until1981, when, following pressure from US President Jimmy Carter, it allowed a return to multiparty democratic civilian rule. Since then, the National and Liberal parties have alternatedin) power, although there are few realideological ditferences between them. Presidents have tendedto be weak because they can serve only one four-year term. During the 1980s, US President Ronald Reagan effectively co ...
