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Honduras ex-leader Manuel Zelaya begins exile0 ?7 v% W$ J) C" m! h- k1 Z
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Honduras ex-leader Manuel Zelaya begins exile1 s2 Z9 j/ m" ]/ s' [
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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.7 R4 {2 r7 V* \, w- u
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Hundreds of supporters,beads, many waving flags, watched him leave the airport in the Honduran capital, Tegucigalpa. ^; @$ o2 H9 R; _ i! U# ^9 \
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. a, x5 o/ v, ~, U: @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.2 B' D* T7 i4 _
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Newly-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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! M+ n( d7 g; E4 z# n, NMr Lobo said the measure - first proposed months ago in failed mediation talks in Costa Rica - was needed as part of a process of reconciliation.: y0 _+ \1 P6 {6 W' b
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' I* x" o0 E' V$ M7 w& BMr 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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3 R8 i+ v/ c, |6 T5 b/ Y$ B0 z0 wMr Zelaya's wife, Xiomara Castro, his two young sons Ray Ban sunglassesand his political advisor, Rasel Tome, also travelled with him.8 ~- [. P5 V, t3 O' H
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) g6 Q. C- t9 m( [9 yFond farewell
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$ W7 p, U- r' V' a% HMr Zelaya was taken to the Tegucigalpa airport in a convoy of around 15 vehicles.
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# S- B; S9 }/ [! B"See you later Papa Mel. God bless you," read one supporter's placard, using Mr Zelaya's nickname./ }1 I J" r- E r) E8 h
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3 z9 u+ r f3 g1 k3 wHe has spent the past four months sheltering in the Brazilian embassy, after returning in secret in September.9 d( T8 A! W" O M& y
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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. R% f2 |% Q3 e
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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.. z! f# I; H; q, E3 p, \7 _* N
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Q% a: X" H* u% k5 M: A& X5 E. HMr 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." M$ n, O/ D" W3 R& Y6 ]- |! e. w
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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.% w" Y3 q6 K5 {! G; u
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3 G4 S v3 \1 H0 ^- s9 W4 wHis 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.! Z- D0 D9 y6 B1 C. P
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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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