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Honduras ex-leader Manuel Zelaya begins exile; C- v2 r% Z3 [+ h. c; r9 A
: |9 `: j F9 Z" O1 _+ I; uHonduras 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.* `9 W9 w+ c) j9 W, H
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Hundreds of supporters,beads, many waving flags, watched him leave the airport in the Honduran capital, Tegucigalpa.
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5 L3 l: G0 N8 t) cHis 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.- I8 a3 t X. l+ E7 L
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Newly-elected President Porfirio Lobo had offered him safe passage.6 U5 O, _0 `5 Y% q
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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.. i1 h( d) B2 A" w4 A
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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.* U% G3 d3 N; y- S3 I3 i
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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.4 Z: b8 c' {; T4 f- f+ E( |0 }
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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.$ H) M4 B/ l* d9 I
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4 ?6 K* j8 L/ L! a2 V9 dMr Zelaya was taken to the Tegucigalpa airport in a convoy of around 15 vehicles.% K" r2 i, h: G8 x* t
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; k- e4 ^# A" k) x1 P/ A"See you later Papa Mel. God bless you," read one supporter's placard, using Mr Zelaya's nickname.& I0 O9 P* u5 l+ I. n/ t* V
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He has spent the past four months sheltering in the Brazilian embassy, after returning in secret in September." c, x( N5 a" ~- h: X
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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.0 P/ Q- v$ T* j/ }% b: l5 @, A
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1 m2 i- D5 g# _8 pWith 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.! D$ E# t% Y( [6 P
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. U; }$ G) Q6 }; }: g [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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c/ ]' f0 w- V5 ]0 mHis 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 `( c+ R( J. g, e, @' _
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- d5 v, ]' r5 r: H$ P0 ~; R$ @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.2 V: E) d4 ~9 Z1 L
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