Honduras ex-leader Manuel Zelaya begins exile

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% l9 U0 `+ Q+ U5 t0 @Honduras 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.

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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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$ f: u# w" |& W* `% E: LHis 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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3 I2 \( n8 h: M/ ]7 pNewly-elected President Porfirio Lobo had offered him safe passage.

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- R1 w, ~$ y( k5 i# l! TUnder 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.


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.


! c, D3 T5 D$ {# m$ H7 N' f, X/ XMr 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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2 `5 ^/ W! j( t2 L) ~Mr Zelaya was taken to the Tegucigalpa airport in a convoy of around 15 vehicles.
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"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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$ z* c: }$ u: O& ^) o- k; sMr 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.


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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+ D4 T4 c! R" ~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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