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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1 m; {0 o# m3 ?0 h" `Deposed Honduran leader Manuel Zelaya has arrived Ray Ban sunglassesin the Dominican Republic, beginning his exile and ending seven months of turmoil in Honduras.


6 y/ P5 D" A' j2 R: L8 Y" ZHundreds of supporters,beads, many waving flags, watched him leave the airport in the Honduran capital, Tegucigalpa.


* I9 `2 u3 @1 C3 j" y3 t$ pHis 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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# p; a+ y' e; B: QNewly-elected President Porfirio Lobo had offered him safe passage.

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0 r2 Y9 V" u; y# \4 ?! z% f' D7 MUnder 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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/ v, q4 C& V! N: |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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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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* j- z0 P. |' N' h1 Q. T2 n2 eFond farewell
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9 v% I0 H$ O: {: c/ d3 C) [/ wMr Zelaya was taken to the Tegucigalpa airport in a convoy of around 15 vehicles.


  k" b( b1 o9 ]4 g: \& H( `/ A& P! J"See you later Papa Mel. God bless you," read one supporter's placard, using Mr Zelaya's nickname.
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He 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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+ K3 E9 v" [& @; }# F+ 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.
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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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4 r) b, o. E% g5 `# k& }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.


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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