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Ousted Honduras leader issues ultimatum

Christopher — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:50:21 +0000

Negotiations to end Honduras’ political crisis are facing a new challenge after the ousted president vowed to act on his own if he is not returned to power in the next round of talks, possibly this weekend.

Manuel Zelaya, who was toppled by a military-backed coup and flown out of the country in his night clothes on June 28, is clearly frustrated by the slow movement of negotiations mediated by Costa Rican President Oscar Arias, which have produced no breakthrough after two rounds.

Military coups and banana republics

Christopher — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:37:54 +0000

The ouster by the military of President Manuel Zelaya of Honduras, taken unceremoniously from his official residence in Tegucigalpa, and flown, still in his pajamas, to San José, Costa Rica, is a novel challenge. Leaving military coups behind is one of Latin America’s great accomplishments. Democracy, albeit with imperfections, is the norm, with the single exception of Cuba, and the times when the region was chiefly known for “coups and earthquakes” seemed to be over.

New Honduran Leadership Flouts Worldwide Censure

Christopher — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 07:04:02 +0000

Honduras’s new government vowed Monday to remain in power despite growing worldwide condemnation of the military-led coup that ousted President Manuel Zelaya.
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Until yesterday, Honduras had been free of coups for more than a quarter-century.
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Honduran Military Launches Coup

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As leaders from across Latin America met in Nicaragua to demand that Zelaya be returned to office, hundreds of protesters in the Honduran capital were met with tear gas fired by soldiers surrounding the presidential palace. The new government ordered the streets cleared, and shopkeepers barricaded their doors. Residents rushed home as a 9 p.m. curfew was enforced.

Shots fired and curfew imposed in Honduras

Christopher — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:01:46 +0000

Shots were fired near the presidential palace in Honduras where protests erupted after the army ousted and exiled Manuel Zelaya, the leftist president, yesterday in Central America’s first military coup since the Cold War.

At dawn troops woke Mr Zelaya in his pyjamas and flew him out of the country, ending a bitter power struggle with the military. The National Congress swiftly voted in a new leader.