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Honduras ex-leader Manuel Zelaya begins exile: B$ b. |$ M! P
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8 ^) k7 _) [' m& H) d% m. 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.; w9 w; H9 b# M; K2 x: n
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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.7 \! v2 H) K6 N! {8 o: _
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. V8 ^# S! N0 l% Y/ NNewly-elected President Porfirio Lobo had offered him safe passage.
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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.
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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.* ^+ ?9 E7 @. E0 I5 K
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5 a" H! n# \; ~! @) M' ?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.0 [& a; p. Z0 w# D
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8 O: y6 `5 f# Z |Mr Zelaya was taken to the Tegucigalpa airport in a convoy of around 15 vehicles.
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( ?( T' F( ?' h) T4 t4 w/ t"See you later Papa Mel. God bless you," read one supporter's placard, using Mr Zelaya's nickname.4 [1 ]/ C9 d: F& S' q
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+ t, f& F9 d* M: Y% aHe has spent the past four months sheltering in the Brazilian embassy, after returning in secret in September./ X1 C! g9 y( S4 t) M
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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.# b. j1 p7 T0 V) i! X
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3 |5 G% O0 p1 AWith 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.( p/ L- D, U. K. _0 J# g ^
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% B# P; T7 O+ x- d f. fMr 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.7 s" C% @) c" _* r; w+ e
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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.. ^7 X6 ?( ]+ b: a
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1 Y2 \& o; N; j2 D0 ]& _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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