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The CUTH was formed in May 1992 by two principal labor federations, the Unitary Federation of Honduran Workers ( Federación Unitaria de Trabajadores de Honduras — FUTH ) and the Independent Federation of Honduran Workers ( Federación Independiente de Trabajadores de Honduras — FITH ), as well as several smaller labor groups, all critical of the Callejas government's neoliberal economic reform program.
The Honduran land reform process under President Callejas between 1989 and 1992 was directed primarily at large agricultural landowners.
With a defense against Puerto Rican Victor Luvi Callejas looming ahead, Cruz went to Milan in February 1984, and, while defending his crown against Italian Loris Stecca, was stopped in round 12, therefore losing the world featherweight title.
Victor Callejas ( born December 11, 1960 ) is a Puerto Rican former boxer who was World Junior Featherweight champion.
As it turned out, however, it was Callejas who was a boxer and Miller who became a singer.
Callejas ' nickname was Luvi.
Callejas then began to face different problems to fight, and it was almost a year later that he could finally defend his title for the first time, when he beat future IBF super bantamweight champion Seung-Hoon Lee by a decision in 15 on February 2, 1985, after dropping him in round 8, at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum in San Juan.
The second time around, it was Callejas who had to travel to his rival's home turf, and so Callejas went to Italy, where he complained about such pre-fight conditions as the heating system in his hotel room and the gestures made towards him by some Stecca fans he met on the streets.
In 2003, federal judge Maria Servini de Cubria requested the extradition from Chile of Mariana Callejas, who was Michael Townley's wife ( himself a U. S. expatriate and DINA agent ), and Cristoph Willikie, a retired colonel from the Chilean army — all three of them are accused of this murder.
In 2003, federal judge María Servini de Cubria asked Chile for the extradition of Mariana Callejas, who was Michael Townley's wife, and Cristoph Willikie Fleent, a retired colonel from the Chilean army-all three of them are accused of this crime.
Rafael Leonardo Callejas Romero was born on 14 November 1943 in Tegucigalpa in Honduras, and was the President of Honduras from 27 January 1990 to 27 January 1994, representing the National Party of Honduras ( PNH ).
At the time both main political parties allowed various candidates to stand, and while Callejas gained the highest vote of any candidate with 42. 6 %, the PLH candidates gained 51. 5 % of the total vote, and therefore it was their most voted for candidate, José Azcona, with 27. 5 % of the vote, who became President.
Callejas was once again the PNH candidate in the 1989 elections where a reported 200, 000 identifications from deceased Honduran citizens were used.
The process started when, the sports press put pressure on the president of the Honduran soccer federation ; Rafael Leonardo Callejas to hire Chelato, because he was considered to be a “ good and cheap coach .” In the end Callejas caved in.
When the national team returned to Honduras from Panama, the directory of the soccer federation under Callejas ’ control once again was pressed by a sector of the media, to force Chelato out.
When Milutinovic was contacted in his residence by Rafael Leonardo Callejas ; he recommended Raul Martinez Sambulá and Juan Carlos Espinoza, to take over the Honduran national team.

Callejas and by
Honduran president Rafael Leonardo Callejas Romero, elected in November 1989, enjoyed little success in the early part of his administration as he attempted to adhere to a standard economic austerity package prescribed by the International Monetary Fund ( IMF ) and the World Bank.
By 1989 and the election of President Callejas, however, a heavy toll had been taken by regionwide economic recession, civil war in neighboring countries, the drying up of most external credit, and capital flight equaling more than US $ 1. 5 billion.
President Callejas responded to the severe poverty by implementing a specially financed Honduran Social Investment Fund ( Fondo Hondureño de Inversión Social — FHIS ) in 1990.
Despite declarations by the Callejas government in 1989 of its intent to increasingly address social issues, including land tenure and other needs of small farmers, the early 1990s were jolted by increased conflicts between peasants and the Honduran security forces.
Fenech joined boxing's exclusive group of fighters who have been world champs in three or more divisions, by knocking Callejas out in the 10th round.
On May 26, Callejas became world champion by knocking Stecca out in round eight.
Stecca had won five fights in a row since losing to Callejas, all by knockout.
But when he came back in 1987, he won fights over contenders Cleo Garcia ( by decision in 10 ) and Nivio Nolasco ( knockout in one ), the latter of which marked Callejas ' Las Vegas debut.
Later that year, Callejas did a two fight tour of the United Kingdom, beating Juan Torres by a knockout in seven in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and Brian Roche by a decision in eight in London.
In his last fight as a professional, Callejas lost to Francisco Alvarez by a decision in eight at San Juan.
He defeated Leo Cruz to win the title by twelfth round knockout, then lost it to Victor Callejas by a knockout in round eight at Mario Morales coliseum, then known as Mets Pavilion, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico.
In a rematch with Callejas, held in November 1985 in Rimini, Italy, however, he lost by a sixth round knockout.
After that, Miller Salazar declined as chairman, and would be succeeded by young businessman Ricardo Callejas.

Callejas and WBC
By 1988, Fenech had grown into a featherweight, and the WBC matched him with Puerto Rico's former world super bantamweight champion Victor Luvi Callejas for their vacant featherweight title, once again, in Sydney.
* March 7-Jeff Fenech becomes the eleventh boxer to win world titles in three different divisions, knocking out former world champion Victor Callejas in ten rounds at Sydney, Australia, for the vacant WBC world Featherweight title.

Callejas and fight
Upon returning to Puerto Rico, the 20-year-old youngster announced to Rafael Bracero on TV he would be ready to fight professional world Featherweight champion Victor Luvi Callejas within a year.
Between the fight against Jones and the fight versus Jose Ortiz in 1983, Callejas had a streak of 15 knockout wins in a row, winning Puerto Rico's Jr. Featherweight title and earning a ranking among the world's top Jr. Featherweights with the WBA along the way.
Callejas would not fight again for two years.
He became one of those rare cases in boxing, like Alexis Argüello, Henry Armstrong, Bernard Hopkins, Victor Luvi Callejas and Wilfredo Vazquez, where a boxer loses his first fight and goes on to become a world champion.

Callejas and for
In 1991 President Callejas managed to give the appearance of having reduced the overall fiscal deficit, a requirement for new credit.
in 1975 another General and President, Juan Alberto Melgar, named Callejas Minister for Agriculture and Natural Resources.
In 1988 he ran for the presidency, eventually losing to his rival, Rafael Leonardo Callejas, the opposing candidate of the National Party.

Callejas and another
When another general and President Policarpo Paz took over in a coup in 1978, Callejas remained in his post.

Callejas and title
On May of that year, Stecca went to Puerto Rico to defend his title against Callejas.
But in round six, Callejas retained the title with a highlight film knockout: He connected with a right hand that lifted Stecca off his feet, and when Stecca came down, he landed on his knees, his upper body over his lower legs.

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