Honduras ex-leader Manuel Zelaya begins exile

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Honduras ex-leader Manuel Zelaya begins exile

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! Q" n5 Q! {. Q9 ~( l$ o3 KDeposed 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.


& [5 v# ?2 b. Y: ]* fHis 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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7 J8 P8 n1 S$ ?. qNewly-elected President Porfirio Lobo had offered him safe passage.
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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.

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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.

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4 c9 b$ U4 J2 z2 sMr 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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Fond farewell


7 ?" F  y: A' j' fMr Zelaya was taken to the Tegucigalpa airport in a convoy of around 15 vehicles.

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: {3 @: q4 j$ j3 I8 G5 N- L"See you later Papa Mel. God bless you," read one supporter's placard, using Mr Zelaya's nickname.
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5 I; {* U. w0 p; S# n# l- m8 d2 hHe has spent the past four months sheltering in the Brazilian embassy, after returning in secret in September.


5 n9 W, C! A0 W! ]- s6 aHis 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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5 X9 y; `$ W! J* J  yWith 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.
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* [4 u) d2 h* @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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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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