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After failing to return to Honduras by air two months ago, exiled President Manuel Zelaya got in underground on Sept. 21, popping up at the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa after a clandestine trek over the border. His surprise appearance, impeccably timed to create buzz at the U.N. General Assembly in New York City this week - where Zelaya was scheduled to speak - made de facto Honduran President Roberto Micheletti and other leaders of the June 28 military coup that ousted Zelaya look like losers in a game of whack-a-mole...
...LATER Eight days after he was expelled from Honduras in a military coup, President Manuel Zelaya attempted a dramatic return to his country--but his flight never touched down on home soil. At the behest of interim leader Roberto Micheletti, airport authorities denied Zelaya permission to land in Tegucigalpa on July 6. Tens of thousands of people rallied in support of the banished President, sparking clashes that killed two. Despite the showdown, Zelaya and Micheletti agreed on July 7 to participate in talks led by Costa Rican President Oscar Arias, an accomplished regional peacemaker. The Organization of American States suspended...
...hopes of finding a peaceful way to let Zelaya, a close Chávez ally, serve out the last half-year of his term. The left-wing and usually anti-U.S. Chávez has encouraged President Obama's involvement and even his leadership in restoring Zelaya to Tegucigalpa, the Honduran capital. "Obama," Chávez said last week, "do something...
...Honduras Contested Coup After being spirited from the country in a June 28 coup that sparked protests both for and against his rule in Tegucigalpa, the capital, Honduran President Manuel Zelaya addressed the U.N. General Assembly to argue for his reinstatement. While coup leaders say Zelaya's removal was lawful, the U.N., the Organization of American States and the White House are lobbying for his return and for a peaceful resolution to the crisis...
...often anti-U.S. stances, but "because we respect the universal principle that people should choose their own leaders, whether they are leaders we agree with or not." Micheletti's Foreign Minister, Enrique Ortez, shot back, saying "I respect that little black guy, but he doesn't know where Tegucigalpa is." It appears, however, that Obama may well know enough to get Zelaya back to that capital...