Record No.
MRB-2026-006640
Original 'Banana Republic'
Business & Industry
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Record Holder
Institutional / General Record
Honduras
Category
Business & Industry
Country
Honduras
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HN )
Achievement Date
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Verification Status
Reference
Record Description
Writer O. Henry coined the term 'banana republic' in his 1904 book Cabbages and Kings, based on Honduras, where U.S. fruit companies like United Fruit dominated the economy and politics.
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