Honduras ex-leader Manuel Zelaya begins exile

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Honduras ex-leader Manuel Zelaya begins exile

Honduras ex-leader Manuel Zelaya begins exile
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, Q, t1 r% ^1 C+ J( {7 k0 lDeposed Honduran leader Manuel Zelaya has arrived Ray Ban sunglassesin the Dominican Republic, beginning his exile and ending seven months of turmoil in Honduras.
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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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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.

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" m" E( M3 ]) [3 K) g1 X) S3 XNewly-elected President Porfirio Lobo had offered him safe passage.

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# ^+ M  E# v5 Z+ J6 v4 H1 XUnder 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.


( m1 X0 o. _0 W6 D  ]- s3 ~6 pMr Lobo said the measure - first proposed months ago in failed mediation talks in Costa Rica - was needed as part of a process of reconciliation.
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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.
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/ H2 @; H- C$ a+ F  G1 wMr Zelaya was taken to the Tegucigalpa airport in a convoy of around 15 vehicles.
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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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. p4 |4 y$ l+ DHe has spent the past four months sheltering in the Brazilian embassy, after returning in secret in September.


6 [' h" p1 f; r. u, O1 u& R, gHis 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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$ ?% Y! W' ^. h# RWith 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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2 P9 [' U6 V; R3 a( J, {: g/ wMr 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.
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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.
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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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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.




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