Honduras ex-leader Manuel Zelaya begins exile

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Honduras ex-leader Manuel Zelaya begins exile

# L7 u' I* r# A: X  L4 gHonduras ex-leader Manuel Zelaya begins exile
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; R3 ^6 [7 k9 l- ^+ s0 V* p0 SDeposed Honduran leader Manuel Zelaya has arrived Ray Ban sunglassesin the Dominican Republic, beginning his exile and ending seven months of turmoil in Honduras.


9 x( i' ?6 g3 c, u, `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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6 W. K4 u5 t- m* a  G# vNewly-elected President Porfirio Lobo had offered him safe passage.
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. E& V5 y' z: ^2 N: ZUnder 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.
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- a& ~% ^: T1 D0 z) nMr 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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9 c8 @0 H  g+ I9 k! }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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Fond farewell
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% l  y' Z1 X5 |* d! oMr Zelaya was taken to the Tegucigalpa airport in a convoy of around 15 vehicles.

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3 h9 M4 b3 {  R/ G1 Y! h! v"See you later Papa Mel. God bless you," read one supporter's placard, using Mr Zelaya's nickname.


& o4 j' E/ n8 p+ e1 @  mHe 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.
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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.


0 v: p! P' \1 y8 E" F2 j) vMr 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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2 x+ B) Y; ]' B! BHis 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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