Honduras ex-leader Manuel Zelaya begins exile

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Honduras ex-leader Manuel Zelaya begins exile
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Honduras ex-leader Manuel Zelaya begins exile
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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.
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" K  I' X' Z# I, Q8 o8 R  sHundreds 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.


Newly-elected President Porfirio Lobo had offered him safe passage.

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) h9 m- i7 {5 G/ L6 [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.


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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  L6 {: R9 a. o9 `, q6 ?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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Mr Zelaya was taken to the Tegucigalpa airport in a convoy of around 15 vehicles.

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$ F5 \/ S6 K1 d. e"See you later Papa Mel. God bless you," read one supporter's placard, using Mr Zelaya's nickname.
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7 u" b& N+ P$ j5 SHe has spent the past four months sheltering in the Brazilian embassy, after returning in secret in September.
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/ \; b6 F) O6 t' @# |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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- \% @1 _: ^# V2 i+ I) 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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+ f" x# f9 y7 d& V" D! `0 oMr 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.


0 q7 T4 {" U* N$ s* Q4 VHis 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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