Manuel Zelaya
Deposed President of Honduras
Manuel Zelaya was elected president of Honduras in 2005 and sworn in on January 27, 2006. He was removed from office on June 28, 2009, and has been living in exile, primarily in Nicaragua. The following is excerpted from a July 4 statement released by Zelaya prior to an unsuccessful attempt to return to Honduras after his ouster. Compañeros and compañeras, fellow Hondurans, your president, Manuel Zelaya Rosales, speaks to you. I want to tell you that my destiny is tied to the destiny of the Honduran people. On the morning of June 28, while I was preparing to exercise…
