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Honduras ex-leader Manuel Zelaya begins exile
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Honduras ex-leader Manuel Zelaya begins exile& I5 L/ c- h+ O1 h
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Deposed Honduran leader Manuel Zelaya has arrived Ray Ban sunglassesin the Dominican Republic, beginning his exile and ending seven months of turmoil in Honduras., x# m- ]5 \! L* S
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Hundreds of supporters,beads, many waving flags, watched him leave the airport in the Honduran capital, Tegucigalpa.
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. D3 T8 l1 _3 F- L; {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., K5 r$ Z& `1 M2 E% u/ i0 {
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; v; z0 N! h- v8 B% UNewly-elected President Porfirio Lobo had offered him safe passage.: ]' S9 ^" g) n# W
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2 F- g: F- g5 p% d0 g" UUnder 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.& i! x+ v# W C; O0 l
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; H: w! t* J0 J+ Y" p6 `1 RMr Lobo said the measure - first proposed months ago in failed mediation talks in Costa Rica - was needed as part of a process of reconciliation.+ B" W! s7 ]) A% K+ u* n
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* d& B5 a' E0 o7 H3 \* c# \6 r# ]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.
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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.( ] j4 |/ V! n. N/ I
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Fond farewell
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Mr Zelaya was taken to the Tegucigalpa airport in a convoy of around 15 vehicles.% T8 Z& ^, g( C% h
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"See you later Papa Mel. God bless you," read one supporter's placard, using Mr Zelaya's nickname.
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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." d& ?7 x, J0 q
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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.
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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." ^6 z( }( U; z
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Mr 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.6 l% r! p$ b% R# _
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% D6 e- l5 D( b* qHis 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.- w( V* r: |/ ]" K5 `) `
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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.7 [0 l* L# S3 @6 j5 ]! w
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