▁the ▁candidate ▁elected ▁from ▁among ▁them . ▁▁ ▁Mod esto ▁Rod as ▁Al var ado ▁left ▁his ▁post ▁as ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Congress ▁in ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁H é ctor ▁Or lando ▁Gó mez ▁C is ner os ▁as ▁he ▁was ▁selected ▁in ▁the ▁party ▁convention ▁as ▁the ▁official ▁president ial ▁candidate ▁for ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁for ▁the ▁planned ▁elections ▁of ▁ 1 3 ▁October ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁Rod as ▁christ ened ▁his ▁movement ▁as ▁the ▁" L iber al ▁Rod ista ▁Mov ement ", ▁and ▁his ▁supp or ters ▁called ▁themselves ▁" R od istas " ▁and ▁" R od ism os ". ▁His ▁rival ▁at ▁the ▁pol ls ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁lawyer ▁Ram ón ▁Ern esto ▁Cruz ▁U cl és , ▁official ▁candidate ▁for ▁the ▁National ▁Party ▁of ▁H ond uras , ▁but ▁the ▁elections ▁were ▁never ▁held . ▁President ▁Vil led a ▁Mor ales ▁did ▁not ▁complete ▁his ▁term , ▁forced ▁out ▁in ▁a ▁coup ▁d ' et at ▁orch estr ated ▁on ▁ 3 ▁October ▁by ▁officials ▁of ▁the ▁Ar med ▁Forces ▁of ▁H ond uras ▁to ▁prevent ▁the ▁popular ▁Rod as ▁Al var ado ▁from ▁coming ▁to ▁power , ▁as ▁his ▁ide ological ▁incl in ations ▁were ▁seen ▁as ▁unf avor able ▁to ▁the ▁powerful ▁trans n ational ▁fruit ▁companies ▁from ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁national ▁business ▁el ite . ▁Form er ▁president ▁and ▁National ist ▁strong man ▁Tib ur cio ▁Car ías ▁And ino ▁had ▁remarked ▁in ▁a ▁speech