Congressional Digest

International Debates Archives September 2009 No. 6 Vol. 7
Upheaval in Honduras

Upheaval in Honduras

President Zelaya's Ouster and the International Response

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At dawn on June 28, 2009, in the Honduran capital of Tegucigalpa, soldiers stormed the residence of their
president, Manuel Zelaya, and whisked him off to Costa Rica, where he remains in exile. Later that day,
the president of the National Congress, Roberto Micheletti, was sworn in as the country’s interim leader.
The move capped months of tension surrounding an impending referendum that Zelaya had hoped
would lead to a revision of the Honduran Constitution. Zelaya’s critics said that the referendum was aimed
at removing the current one-term presidential limit and paving the way for his possible re-el…

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