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Honduras ex-leader Manuel Zelaya begins exile
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5 L" F2 i+ d( sHonduras ex-leader Manuel Zelaya begins exile
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& M' T$ u y3 s7 sDeposed Honduran leader Manuel Zelaya has arrived Ray Ban sunglassesin the Dominican Republic, beginning his exile and ending seven months of turmoil in Honduras.. t) z/ Y9 K" c' Z4 ^; n4 m; B
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1 w4 Y8 K5 q5 w$ K. wHundreds of supporters,beads, many waving flags, watched him leave the airport in the Honduran capital, Tegucigalpa.3 Q5 k9 D) C! s
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% `, x$ m3 s+ K3 j. ]. |: H% E( LHis departure marks the end of efforts to return to office after soldiers forced him into exile at gunpoint on 28 June over a constitutional dispute.& t; U7 F: k) V. \+ `2 S, K$ o
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Newly-elected President Porfirio Lobo had offered him safe passage.9 O9 t' g2 p9 Z9 Y! x, ?8 C
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. F2 L9 U) g7 wUnder a deal struck by the two men, Mr Zelaya agreed to fly to exile #x as a way to avoid prosecution in Honduras on charges that he violated the constitution while in office.( _# Q+ y) i7 a, j2 [# N
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Mr Lobo said the measure - first proposed months ago in failed mediation talks in Costa Rica - was needed as part of a process of reconciliation.2 w& e' E1 u9 `7 {! y7 [9 i/ S- _: Q5 |
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% t! p: K" v# t- P" C" IMr Zelaya travelled to the Dominican Republic on the presidential plane, accompanied by the country's president, Leonel Fernandez, who attended the swearing-in ceremony for Mr Lobo hours before.
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Mr Zelaya's wife, Xiomara Castro, his two young sons Ray Ban sunglassesand his political advisor, Rasel Tome, also travelled with him.+ H9 p! d- V' J. _0 _1 G- r
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Mr Zelaya was taken to the Tegucigalpa airport in a convoy of around 15 vehicles.( z" i% \* N Y$ o" B
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"See you later Papa Mel. God bless you," read one supporter's placard, using Mr Zelaya's nickname.2 J H. E' \, \8 H5 R) \
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He has spent the past four months sheltering in the Brazilian embassy, after returning in secret in September.
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His June ousting provoked international condemnation but diplomatic attempts to persuade the interim government to allow Mr Zelaya to return to office proved futile.
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With opinion divided in Honduras and internationally, several nations have refused to recognise the legitimacy of the November election, in which Mr Lobo defeated Mr Zelaya.9 z$ g) a: | G% m* |
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; N/ {# g- ~( b$ w" ZMr Lobo's first act upon taking office was to sign a decree giving amnesty to the soldiers, politicians and judges who brought about the June ousting.* T" D8 O" U' I& A, m/ |. J2 ]
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6 `+ c, r0 t1 c+ t3 V* |1 w/ ^4 TMr Zelaya was removed amid a dispute over his plans to hold a vote on whether a constituent assembly should be set up to look at rewriting the constitution.5 E: y6 S3 Y* k3 [- L, U6 `
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His critics said the vote, which was ruled illegal by the Supreme Court, #x aimed to remove the current one-term limit on serving as president and pave the way for his possible re-election.
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7 I$ i" h0 Z7 H6 ^ w) N' {Mr Zelaya repeatedly said he had no interest in staying in power Ray Ban sunglassesbut wanted to rewrite an outdated constitution to guarantee fairer representation for all Hondurans.( M8 ]1 d6 F# H9 h8 T( d' h
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