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category: Military
location: Siguatepeque, Honduras
summary: Vásquez Velásquez attended the School of the Americas (SOA/WHINSEC) at least
  twice, in 1976 and 1984.
tags:
- Person
- Military
- General
---

[Romeo Vasquez Velasquez](/people/romeo-vasquez-velasquez/) was a Brigadier General and head of the armed forces of [Honduras](/places/honduras/). He was sacked by President [Manuel Zelaya](/people/manuel-zelaya/) on June 25, 2009, for refusing to allow the armed forces to help in conducting a referendum on a constitutional change proposed by President Zelaya. He, along with [General Daniel Lopez Carballo](/people/general-daniel-lopez-carballo/), was identified as a coup leader who ousted [Manuel Zelaya](/people/manuel-zelaya/) and placed [Roberto Micheletti](/people/roberto-micheletti/) in office.[^1]

Vásquez Velásquez attended the [U.S. Army School of the Americas](/organizations/us-army-school-of-the-americas/) (SOA/WHINSEC) at least twice, in 1976 and 1984. He was also mentioned as a friend of [Jimmy Hughes](/people/jimmy-hughes/) and a member of FGBMFI ([Full Gospel Business Men's Fellowship International](/organizations/full-gospel-business-mens-fellowship-international/)).[^1]

[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010.