| Manuel Bonilla | |
| Office: | 29th and 31st President of Honduras |
| Term Start: | 1 February 1912 |
| Term End: | 21 March 1913 |
| Vicepresident: | Francisco Bertrand |
| Predecessor: | Miguel R. Dávila Francisco Bertrand (acting) |
| Successor: | Francisco Bertrand |
| Term Start2: | 13 April 1903 |
| Term End2: | 1 February 1907 |
| Vicepresident2: | Miguel R. Dávila |
| Predecessor2: | Juan Ángel Arias Boquín |
| Successor2: | Miguel Oquelí Bustillo |
| Birth Name: | Manuel Bonilla Chirinos |
| Birth Date: | 1849 6, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Juticalpa, Olancho Department, Honduras |
| Death Place: | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
| Party: | National Party |
| Occupation: | General, statesman |
General Manuel Bonilla Chirinos (7 June 1849 – 21 March 1913) was a military officer with the rank of Major General and President of Honduras[1] from 13 April 1903 to 25 February 1907, and again from 1 February 1912 to 21 March 1913.[2] He had previously served as Vice President of Honduras from 1895 to 1899.[3]
Manuel Bonilla Chirinos was born in Juticalpa, Olancho, on 7 June 1849.[4] [5] His parents were Jorge Bonilla and María Dominga Chirinos. He was initially liberal and active in the Partido Liberal de Honduras[6] (PLH) and led the Manuelistas to form the right-wing Partido Nacional de Honduras[7] [8] (PNH). As president, he granted generous concessions to United Fruit.[9] [10] [11] During his presidency, the country's schools are said to have improved[12] and the mining industry to have benefited.[13] He commissioned the construction of the Teatro Nacional Manuel Bonilla in the capital Tegucigalpa.[14]