Honduras ex-leader Manuel Zelaya begins exile

ky81lwt5

Honduras ex-leader Manuel Zelaya begins exile
2 |. q" T/ T0 A" U# V# l7 M8 S
0 P- q  S0 U* R6 U% QHonduras ex-leader Manuel Zelaya begins exile
5 a/ ?5 p- q( ?* U  n4 B

Deposed Honduran leader Manuel Zelaya has arrived Ray Ban sunglassesin the Dominican Republic, beginning his exile and ending seven months of turmoil in Honduras.

! ^  w4 w) {6 q; u# S
Hundreds of supporters,beads, many waving flags, watched him leave the airport in the Honduran capital, Tegucigalpa.
6 D# u; r0 }% T) [

His 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.
! |1 U4 k' S6 ^" G

Newly-elected President Porfirio Lobo had offered him safe passage.

: b  t0 V7 f- c: u0 E
Under 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.

& l2 G  p4 M9 W" _6 R$ [* p, B: j
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.


Mr 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.

9 R- o8 B' S: t/ T: B" F/ @% m
Mr Zelaya's wife, Xiomara Castro, his two young sons Ray Ban sunglassesand his political advisor, Rasel Tome, also travelled with him.
2 j& o% ]0 a9 s' U" X: K

+ d# Z5 M0 [; H& }4 g1 OFond farewell
1 {4 A2 B  w! G! i8 f

4 j0 U# q5 b$ iMr Zelaya was taken to the Tegucigalpa airport in a convoy of around 15 vehicles.

# H! Q9 F: ~  w
"See you later Papa Mel. God bless you," read one supporter's placard, using Mr Zelaya's nickname.
) d$ o* N  L, ?0 P

" t  z3 V) u! E% qHe has spent the past four months sheltering in the Brazilian embassy, after returning in secret in September.

( `1 ]6 c6 U: `" M/ z6 B
' d, `7 h9 A. M- n) tHis June ousting provoked international condemnation but diplomatic attempts to persuade the interim government to allow Mr Zelaya to return to office proved futile.

4 s! L0 v- @" g7 m0 f9 V
( i% _8 R* e3 }- O6 ^1 [. A9 ]+ YWith 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.
1 B9 ]( Z3 Z4 I0 Y9 C
# x4 }/ o# K$ P
Mr 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.

! N* L. K6 c1 b0 ~6 f
7 Y: C3 w/ l2 `" yMr 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.
" j3 O5 |) o4 a- o

1 z2 _: _: @7 E+ d1 ^% t% a& d/ oHis 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.
9 k7 a4 X3 v0 {; J: t- V$ W

/ J' p4 }1 d& ~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.
* u6 ]3 e( W' s! f$ Y. v
8 {/ L8 d* B6 m/ Y# m


相关的主题文章：

  
   Honduras ex-leader Manuel Zelaya begins exile
) ~( ~8 J9 ^5 S3 ^  
/ ^' u; W/ [) T6 i/ R   Sarath Fonseka letter to Sri Lanka Elections Commission
  
   Books on iPad Offer Publishers a Pricing Edge
  
   Obama Defends Approach to Economic Crisis, Says 'Devastation' Remains