. ▁ ▁On ▁returning ▁from ▁ex ile , ▁Rod as ▁Al var ado ▁and ▁other ▁Liberal ▁leaders ▁such ▁as ▁Vil led a ▁Mor ales ▁and ▁Ó scar ▁Arm ando ▁Fl ores ▁M idence , ▁supported ▁the ▁candid acy ▁of ▁Jorge ▁B ues o ▁A rias , ▁who ▁lost ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁elections ▁to ▁National ▁Party ▁candidate ▁Ram ón ▁Ern esto ▁Cruz ▁U cl és , ▁who ▁was ▁us her ed ▁in ▁to ▁the ▁presiden cy ▁by ▁General ▁O sw al do ▁López ▁Are ll ano ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁Years ▁later , ▁Rod as ▁Al var ado ▁retired ▁from ▁political ▁life ▁and ▁settled ▁into ▁his ▁estate ▁in ▁Ch ol ut eca ▁Department ▁to ▁work ▁in ▁his ▁agricult ural ▁business es ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁July ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁ ▁Rod ismo ▁after ▁Rod as ▁ ▁The ▁" L iber al ▁Rod ista ▁Mov ement " ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁surv ive ▁and ▁carry ▁its ▁spirit ▁to ▁the ▁national ▁elections ▁of ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁where ▁Liberal ▁candidate ▁Roberto ▁Su az o ▁C ór d ova ▁won . ▁In ▁the ▁internal ▁primary ▁elections ▁of ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁of ▁H ond uras ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁it ▁ran ▁with ▁Ó scar ▁Me j ía ▁Are ll ano ▁from ▁Int ib uc á , ▁nep hew ▁of ▁former ▁president ▁Vic ente ▁Me j ía ▁Col ind res , ▁but ▁José ▁Sim ón ▁Az con a ▁del ▁Ho yo , ▁candidate ▁for ▁the ▁rival