2009 Honduran constitutional crisis

Political crisis in Honduras April 2014 May 2020 The 2009 Honduran constitutional crisisHonduras in crisis over president re-election bid https://www.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE55O61Y20090625 Reuters 25 June 2009 14 November 2009Winners and losers in Honduras http://english.aljazeera.net/focus/2009/11/2009117115128431373.html Al Jazeera 8 November 2009 27 November 2009 Will Stebbins https://web.archive.org/web/20091203071824/http://english.aljazeera.net/focus/2009/11/2009117115128431373.html 3 December 2009 livehttp://www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=2008&nav=res&subid=61 Timeline: The Honduran Crisis AS/COA Online 22 January 2010 12 November 2009 15 January 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110115233132/http://as-coa.org/article.php?id=2008&nav=res&subid=61 dead was a political crisis in Honduras over plans by President Manuel Zelaya to hold a popular referendum to either rewrite the Constitution of Honduras or write a new one. Zelaya's planned vote to change the constitution faced opposition from a majority of the government, including the Supreme Court of Honduras and prominent members of Zelaya's Liberal Party, as it could lead to the re-election of Presidents which is permanently outlawed by the Honduran constitution. https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8124154.stm Q&A: Crisis in Honduras news.bbc.co.uk BBC 6 July 2009 30 November 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090706012029/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8124154.stm 6 July 2009 livehttps://content.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1926383,00.html Army overthrows Honduras president in vote dispute Rosenberg Mica 28 June 2009 Reuters Reuters 6 July 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20160101024422/https://content.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1926383,00.html 1 January 2016 dead The Supreme Court upheld a lower court injunction against the referendum. http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/12639 Honduras Congress Communiqué explaining why ex President Zelaya was removed. 9 July 2009 A crisis occurred as the Constitution of Honduras had no process for dealing with this situation, and there were no clear procedures for removing or prosecuting a sitting President. On the morning of 28 June 2009, Zelaya was removed in a coup d’état by the Honduran Armed Forces, when approximately 100 soldiers stormed the President's residence in Tegucigalpa and exiled him to Costa Rica."Honduran leader forced into exile", BBC, 28 June 2009;One hundred soldiers: "Honduran Leader's Populism is what Provoked Military Violence" https://web.archive.org/web/20090723034750/http://www.alternet.org/world/141026/honduran_leader%27s_populism_is_what_provoked_military_violence/?page=entire 23 July 2009 , Benjamin Dangl, Alternet, 1 July 2009. Ten guards: "Honduras supreme court 'ordered arm coup'" Telegraph, 28 June 2009. The National Congress voted to remove Zelaya as President, having read without objection a purported letter of resignation, which Zelaya stated was forged.Honduran Congress names provisional president http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/06/28/honduras.president.arrested/index.html CNN 28 June 2009 1 January 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20091226045834/http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/06/28/honduras.president.arrested/index.html 26 December 2009 live Roberto Micheletti, the President of Congress and next in the presidential line of succession, was sworn in as interim president. https://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/22/sports/soccer/22spaingame.html Spain 2, Honduras 0 – Spain Impresses, but Still Has Work To Do Jeré Longman The New York Times 21 June 2010 14 June 2014https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/28/AR2009062800635.html The Washington Post Honduran Military Ousts President William Booth Juan Forero 29 June 2009 12 June 2010 Micheletti declared a "state of exception" on 1 July, suspending civil liberties and various curfews were imposed."High noon in Honduras" https://web.archive.org/web/20110629165004/http://www.alternet.org/world/141097/high_noon_in_honduras/?page=entire 29 June 2011 , Laura Carlsen, Alternet, 4 July 2009.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8123126.stm Honduran leader forced into exile 28 June 2009 BBC News 28 June 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090629193824/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8123126.stm 29 June 2009 livehttps://elpais.com/internacional/2009/06/29/actualidad/1246226402_850215.html El nuevo presidente de Honduras decreta el toque de queda 29 June 2009 elpais.comhttps://www.libertaddigital.com/mundo/honduras-suspende-el-toque-de-queda-1276364711/ Honduras suspende el toque de queda 12 July 2009 Libertad Digital State of emergency On 21 September 2009, Zelaya returned in secret to Honduras, after several attempts to return had been rebuffed. It was announced that he was in the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa.https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8267775.stm Ousted leader returns to Honduras BBC News 21 September 2009 30 August 2010 The next day, the Micheletti government declared a state of emergency and suspended five constitutional rights for 45 days,Redacción BBC Mundo https://www.bbc.com/mundo/america_latina/2009/09/090927_2313_honduras_oea_expulsa_rb Honduras: estado de sitio durante 45 días BBC 30 August 2010 specifically: personal liberty (Article 69), freedom of expression (Article 72), freedom of movement (Article 81), habeas corpus (Article 84) freedom of association and assembly.Pablo Ordaz es Micheletti ordena el cierre de los medios de comunicación afines a Zelaya 28 September 2009 El País http://www.elpais.com/articulo/internacional/Micheletti/ordena/cierre/medios/comunicacion/afines/Zelaya/elpepuint/20090928elpepuint_2/Tes 19 October 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20110513105318/http://www.elpais.com/articulo/internacional/Micheletti/ordena/cierre/medios/comunicacion/afines/Zelaya/elpepuint/20090928elpepuint_2/Tes 13 May 2011 live Giordano Al Al Giordano Honduras Coup Leader Micheletti Decrees 45-Day Suspension of Constitution Narco News 27 September 2009 http://narcosphere.narconews.com/thefield/3465/honduras-coup-leader-micheletti-decrees-45-day-suspension-constitution 19 October 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091001170207/http://narcosphere.narconews.com/thefield/3465/honduras-coup-leader-micheletti-decrees-45-day-suspension-constitution 1 October 2009 dead The decree suspending human rights was officially revoked on 19 October 2009 in La Gaceta.Mica Rosenberg Gustavo Palencia Honduras de facto leader lifts ban on media, protests 19 October 2009 Reuters http://ca.reuters.com/article/topNews/idCATRE59I43L20091019?sp=true 19 October 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20110721211747/http://ca.reuters.com/article/topNews/idCATRE59I43L20091019?sp=true 21 July 2011 dead Reaction These events garnered widespread condemnation as a coup d’état.https://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/29/world/americas/29venez.html Rare Hemisphere Unity in Assailing Honduran Coup The New York Times 28 June 2009 29 June 2009 Simon Romero The United Nations, the Organization of American States (OAS),http://www.worldbulletin.net/news_detail.php?id=44074 OAS condemns Honduras coup, demands return of Zelaya Reuters 29 June 2009 World Bulletin 29 June 2009 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20090702162722/http://www.worldbulletin.net/news_detail.php?id=44074 2 July 2009 and the European Union condemned the removal of Zelaya as a military coup, and some of these condemnations may still remain unretracted. The OAS rejected an attempt by Honduras to withdraw from the organisationhttps://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE56320Z20090704 (Jim Wolf), July 4, 2009 Reuters 4 July 2009 19 October 2010 and then suspended the membership of Honduras the following day.http://www.oas.org/OASpage/press_releases/press_release.asp?sCodigo=E-219/09 The Special General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) decided today to suspend immediately the right to participate in the institution of Honduras following the coup d'Etat that expelled President José Manuel Zelaya from power OAS 5 July 2009 press release 19 October 2010https://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSN0211965120090705 Ousted Honduran leader departs on flight for home Markey Patrick 5 July 2009 Reuters 7 July 2009 Domestic opinion remained very much divided, with demonstrations both for and against Zelaya.December 2017 Efforts by Costa Rican President Óscar Arias and the United Stateshttps://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091030/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_honduras_coup Honduras' ousted president, government sign pact 30 October 2009 AP via Yahoo News 30 October 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091101051553/http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091030/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_honduras_coup 1 November 2009 dead https://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B08-H8hU7cI_YjhhY2EzZWQtOGU4Zi00ZjQyLThjOGItNzlhNmQ2ODExMzYw&hl=en GuaymurasFirmado 30 October 2009 31 October 2009http://www.latribuna.hn/web2.0/?p=57987&cpage=1 Diálogo Guaymuras 31 October 2009 LaTribuna.hn 31 October 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100902203139/http://www.latribuna.hn/web2.0/?p=57987 2 September 2010 to effect a diplomatic solution between Micheletti and Zelaya initially resulted in a proposal by President Arias calling for Zelaya's return to the presidency, albeit with curtailed powers. https://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/19/world/americas/19honduras.html Mediator proposes reinstating Honduran leader 19 July 2009 The New York Times 27 January 2010 Elisabeth Malkin Arias's proposal also stipulated political amnesty and moved the Honduran general elections up by a month, pushing them to take place in October. http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-09/22/content_12095634.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20090925160118/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-09/22/content_12095634.htm dead 25 September 2009 Honduras' Zelaya says he returns for peace, dialogue 22 September 2009 Xinhua 27 January 2010 The US supported the San José Accord, but negotiations ultimately broke down. The two parties were unwilling to come to any lasting agreement.https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091106/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_honduras_coup Zelaya: US-brokered pact for Honduran crisis fails 6 November 2009 AP via Yahoo News 6 November 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091107201543/http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091106/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_honduras_coup 7 November 2009 dead http://www.elheraldo.hn/Ediciones/2009/11/05/Noticias/Zelaya-atrasa-integracion-de-gobierno-de-unidad Zelaya atrasa integración de gobierno de unidad (Zelaya delays integration of unity government) 6 November 2009 ElHeraldo.hn 6 November 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091110061056/http://www.elheraldo.hn/Ediciones/2009/11/05/Noticias/Zelaya-atrasa-integracion-de-gobierno-de-unidad 10 November 2009 dead https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8345899.stm Deal over Honduran crisis 'dead' 6 January 2009 BBC 6 January 2009https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091111/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_honduras_coup US diplomat in Honduras trying to revive pact 11 November 2009 AP via Yahoo News 11 November 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091112153827/http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091111/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_honduras_coup 12 November 2009 dead Election Zelaya (elected in January 2006) insisted that the elections of 29 November should not be a precondition to his return to power.https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091115/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_honduras_coup Ousted Honduran president won't recognize vote 15 November 2009 AP via Yahoo News 27 November 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20091118172236/http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091115/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_honduras_coup 18 November 2009 Honduran leaders refused to reinstate Zelaya, pending the elections,https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091117/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_honduras_coup Honduran Congress will rule on Zelaya after vote 17 November 2009 AP via Yahoo News 27 November 2009 May 2016 medicmedicHonduran court: Zelaya shouldn't be restored https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jAkMGKIUDg_ngUiZboxQbYj5_DPwD9C7EF380 Associated Press 26 November 2009 26 November 2009 June 2024 medicmedic but international support for the elections remained scant leading up to the polls. Elisabeth Malkin https://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/29/world/americas/29honduras.html Weary of Political Crisis, Honduras Holds Election 29 November 2009 The New York Times 30 November 2009 Many Hondurans sought to move past the crisis with the elections, which had been scheduled previous to Zelaya's ouster.https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091130/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_honduras_elections Honduras hopes to move past coup with election (Version 1) 29 November 2009 AP via Yahoo News 30 November 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091203151236/http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091130/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_honduras_elections 3 December 2009 dead Zelaya urged a boycott of the vote. Initial returns indicated a larger than usual turnout, around 60%,Honduras voting for new president BBC News 29 November 2009 29 November 2009 https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8384874.stm https://web.archive.org/web/20091129051605/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8384874.stm 29 November 2009 live a figure subsequently revised downward to 49%.AFP https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iGj_1PUztI4KpS1N4rBByhtjqRpg AFP: Honduras revises down participation in disputed polls 4 December 2009 30 August 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20091213062154/https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iGj_1PUztI4KpS1N4rBByhtjqRpg 13 December 2009 Zelaya also disputed those figures at the time.https://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2009/12/01/general-lt-honduras-coup_7174339.html Ousted Honduran leader urges region to reject vote 1 December 2009 AP via Forbes.com 4 December 2009 January 2022 medicmedic Some Honduran activists ended their daily protests demanding the reinstatement of Zelaya because he was ousted in a coup, since Congress voted to keep Manuel Zelaya out of office.https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091204/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_honduras_coup Zelaya supporters say it's time to move on 4 December 2009 AP via Yahoo News 4 December 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091213123120/http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091204/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_honduras_coup 13 December 2009 dead The crisis drew to a close with the inauguration of the newly elected president, Porfirio Lobo, on 27 January 2010. A deal allowed Zelaya to leave the Brazilian embassy and go into exile in the Dominican Republic.https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100127/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_honduras_coup New Honduran leader to take office, ending turmoil AP in Yahoo News 27 January 2010 27 January 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100130013745/http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100127/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_honduras_coup 30 January 2010 https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE60Q16320100127 Honduran Zelaya flies into exile, ending crisis 27 January 2010 Sean Mattson Reuters 12 June 2010 Background Political and socioeconomic divide in Honduras Two-thirds of Honduras citizens live below the poverty line, and unemployment is estimated at 28%. It has one of Latin America's most unequal distribution of wealth: the poorest 10% of the population receives just 1.2% of the country's wealth, while the richest 10% collect 42%. http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/content/jun2009/db20090629_337856.htm Honduras' Coup: The Last Thing a Poor Nation Needs 29 June 2009 Business Week Geri Smith 21 December 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20100119163103/http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/content/jun2009/db20090629_337856.htm 19 January 2010 dead Approximately twenty per cent of the nation's GDP comes from remittances of workers from abroad. The BBC called the huge wealth gap in a poor country as one of the reasons why the relations between the president and the other institutions were so strained and that his leftward movement alarmed certain sectors. https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8124154.stm Q&A: Crisis in Honduras BBC 20 December 2009 30 November 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091210071003/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8124154.stm 10 December 2009 live Zelaya pushed for a referendum, insisting that Honduras' grinding poverty stemmed from a constitution written in 1982 at the height of that country's brutal repression of leftists – that rigs the game for the most powerful families and interests. http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1907600,00.html https://web.archive.org/web/20090702014043/http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1907600,00.html dead 2 July 2009 The Honduran Coup: How Should the U.S. Respond? 29 June 2009 Time Tim Padgett 21 December 2009 Zelaya supporters, largely from labour unions and the poor, claim conservative business leaders are actually concerned because Zelaya had sharply increased the minimum wage. Víctor Meza, formerly Zelaya's interior minister, stated that: "The impression that stuck with the traditional political class and with the most conservative business leaders of the country was that Zelaya had taken a dangerous turn to the left, and therefore that their interests were in jeopardy." "We underestimated the conservatism of the Honduran political class and the military leadership."https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/08/06/world/AP-LT-Honduras-Coup-Elite-Backlash.html Honduran Coup Shows Business Elite Still in Charge 6 August 2009 The New York Times Morgan Lee Alexandra Olson amp 9 August 2009 May 2016 medicmedic John Donaghy of Caritas has said that the real conflict in Honduras is between the poor and wealthy: "It's a system that has kept the poor down for years." http://www.americancatholic.org/News/report.aspx?id=1659 Lay Missionary: Honduran Conflict Between Poor, Wealthy 6 October 2009 Catholic News Service Sheila Archambault 9 August 2009 To some members of Honduras's small upper class, Zelaya was ousted because of his blossoming leftist alliance with President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela which they recognised as a threat to their interests. To the working-class, it appeared Zelaya was ousted because the elite felt threatened by his efforts to improve their lives – most notably with a 60% increase in the minimum wage to about US$9.60 a day from about $6 a day. Some who protested in support of Zelaya had never voted for him. https://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/09/world/americas/09honduras.html?pagewanted=1 President's Ouster Highlights a Divide in Honduras Ginger Thompson 8 August 2009 The New York Times 9 August 2009 Zelaya presidency thumb|right|110px|Manuel Zelaya Manuel Zelaya, a businessman born into a wealthy Honduran family,Manuel Zelaya, en un sainete bananero. ABC.es was elected in 2005 as the candidate of the country's historically powerful Liberal Party.The Nation: In Honduras The Heat Is On by John Nichols, NPR, 30 June 2009 Zelaya's economic and social policies earned him praise from labour unions and civil society groups, but alienated him from parts of his own party.http://www.economist.com/world/americas/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13952942 Defying the outside world The Economist 2 July 2009 12 June 2010 which were particularly upset by Zelaya's forging a regional alliance with the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA), established by Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez and other leaders in Latin America as a counter to the trade and security policies sponsored by the United States. Zelaya also planned to convert the Soto Cano Air Base ("Palmerola"), where one of the three United States Southern Command Task Forces is located, into a civilian airport (it was already in use for many civilian flights because of safety concerns about Toncontín International Airport),HONDURAS: Soldier, Sailor, Airport Builder? Thelma Mejía Australia.TO (from IPS) http://www.australia.to/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10581:honduras-soldier-sailor-airport-builder&catid=71:world-news&Itemid=201 2 June 2009 12 June 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090725035728/http://www.australia.to/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10581%3Ahonduras-soldier-sailor-airport-builder&catid=71%3Aworld-news&Itemid=201 25 July 2009 partly using financing from ALBA and Petrocaribe.http://www.laprensahn.com/País/Ediciones/2009/05/11/Noticias/Estado-construira-la-terminal-aerea Estado construirá la terminal aérea Diario La Prensa 10 May 2009 29 July 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090514011422/http://www.laprensahn.com/Pa%C3%ADs/Ediciones/2009/05/11/Noticias/Estado-construira-la-terminal-aerea 14 May 2009 http://www.laprensahn.com/País/Ediciones/2009/05/20/Noticias/Palmerola-tardaria-diez-anos Palmerola tardaría diez años Diario La Prensa 19 May 2009 29 July 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090523114824/http://www.laprensahn.com/Pa%C3%ADs/Ediciones/2009/05/20/Noticias/Palmerola-tardaria-diez-anos 23 May 2009 The New York Times reported that much of Zelaya's support was derived from labour unions and the nation's poor, while the middle and upper class feared Zelaya was seeking to establish Hugo Chávez's type of socialist populism with a powerful leader in the country.https://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/29/world/americas/29honduras.html Honduran President is Ousted in Coup The New York Times 28 June 2009 29 June 2009 Elisabeth Malkin Zelaya's government was accused of harassing journalistshttp://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=36682 CORRUPTION-HONDURAS: A Murky Transparency Law 23 February 2007 Interpress Service 12 June 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081021060140/http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=36682 21 October 2008 http://www.ifex.org/honduras/2007/10/19/journalist_murdered_following_threats/ Journalist murdered following threats, government harassment of critical radio station International Freedom of Expression Exchange 19 October 2007 12 August 2009 and also accused by the Organization of American States (OAS) of imposing "subtle censorship" in Honduras."Honduras: Government advertising as subtle censorship", Inter Press Service, 2 October 2008, https://web.archive.org/web/20081210060332/http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=44101 10 December 2008 According to The Economist, "Mr. Zelaya's presidency has been marked by a rise in crime, corruption scandals and economic populism." By April 2009, a Mitofsky opinion poll showed that, of those consulted, only one in four respondents approved of Zelaya – the lowest approval rating of 18 regional leaders.http://coa.counciloftheamericas.org/article.php?id=1726 Honduran President Ousted by Military Coa.counciloftheamericas.org 28 June 2009 30 August 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090702160952/http://coa.counciloftheamericas.org/article.php?id=1726 2 July 2009 Alliance with ALBA thumb|Hugo Chávez On 22 July 2008, Zelaya announced plans to incorporate the country into the Bolivarian Alliance for the People of Our America (ALBA), an organisation founded by Hugo Chávez, and that the country had been an "observer member" for "four or more months".http://www.cidob.org/es/documentacion/biografias_lideres_politicos/america_central_y_caribe/honduras/manuel_zelaya_rosales Manuel Zelaya Rosales Centro de Estudios Internacionales de Barcelona 22 July 2009 30 July 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20100719183213/http://www.cidob.org/es/documentacion/biografias_lideres_politicos/america_central_y_caribe/honduras/manuel_zelaya_rosales 19 July 2010 live December 2009 The Associated Press, citing Manuel Orozco of the Inter-American Dialogue, said his "campaign for changing the constitution has energized his support base of labour groups, farmers and civil organisations who have long felt marginalized in a country where a wealthy elite controls the media and much of politics".March 2011 The Honduran right opposed the ALBA alliance, and feared that Zelaya would move to eliminate the presidential term limit as other ALBA leaders had, whom they considered would-be dictators. According to National Party analyst Raúl Pineda Alvarado, Zelaya's attempt to modify the constitution was a "carbon copy" of what had happened in Venezuela, Ecuador and Nicaragua.http://www.elheraldo.hn/Pa%C3%ADs/Ediciones/2009/06/19/Noticias/Cuarta-urna-una-idea-reciclada-de-Venezuela Cuarta urna, una idea reciclada de Venezuela El Heraldo https://web.archive.org/web/20091027215344/http://www.elheraldo.hn/Pa%C3%ADs/Ediciones/2009/06/19/Noticias/Cuarta-urna-una-idea-reciclada-de-Venezuela 27 October 2009 dead 15 December 2009 US Republican Newt Gingrich wrote in the Washington Examiner that Chávez had used ALBA to create "a tide of incipient dictatorship" flowing out of Venezuela into other countries in Latin America. He noted that Chávez had subverted democracy in Venezuela to ensure his rule would be uncontested for decades, and "one-by-one, each of the members of ALBA have followed Chavez's lead and changed their constitutions to remove limits on the number of terms their presidents can serve."http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columns/An-undemocratic-tide-in-the-Americas-8292299.html An undemocratic tide in the Americas Washington Examiner https://archive.today/20091215230117/http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columns/An-undemocratic-tide-in-the-Americas-8292299.html 15 December 2009 dead 15 December 2009 However, the notion of extending term limits in Latin America is not unique to ALBA countries, as efforts in Colombia have been made towards allowing President Álvaro Uribe seek re-election.https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE60B5LX20100112 Colombia ruling backs Uribe reelection bid Reuters 12 January 2010 13 January 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100122120252/https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE60B5LX20100112 22 January 2010 live Constitutional assembly plans Honduran fourth ballot box referendum As early as August 2006, Central America Report stated that "liberal sectors" were proposing to reform "obsolete articles" in the constitution, including one against presidential re-election. The Report said that this was causing controversy.http://libraries.ucsd.edu/collections/about/collections-of-distinction/latin-american-elections-statistics/honduras/19982007.html Latin American election statistics 2006: Central America report, 4 August 2006 University of California, San Diego Library Debate regarding the convening of a constituent assembly took place in Honduras, with support from many groups. "The constitution has since 1980 been tweaked in other areas around thirty times, to the point where politicians of all camps are convinced that the document is no longer adequate. This is where the formal change proposed by Manuel Zelaya comes in: that in the November 2009 election-round, the voters will be presented with four ballot-boxes – the fourth one being used for a referendum on the question: "Do you agree with convening a constituent assembly to draw up a new constitution?" On 11 November 2008, President Zelaya announced a non-binding referendum to see if the people wanted to have a fourth ballot box (or "Cuarta Urna") during the November 2009 election. The fourth ballot would ask voters whether they wanted to hold a National Constituent Assembly to draft a new constitution. Zelaya, whose presidential term was to expire on 27 January 2010, would be ineligible, under the term-limitations of the present constitution, to run in the 2009 election.Murialdo, Hugo http://www.argenpress.info/2009/08/america-latina-democracia-cristiana-y.html América Latina, Democracia Cristiana y golpes de Estado Latin America, Democracia Cristiana and coups es Argenpress Argentina 31 August 2009 1 September 2009 3 September 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090903044417/http://www.argenpress.info/2009/08/america-latina-democracia-cristiana-y.html dead On 22 December 2008 Zelaya issued two emergency executive agreements ("acuerdos"), both numbered 46-A-2008, which each authorised transfer of 30 million HNL of public money to advertising of the fourth ballot box. Only one was published in the official Gazette. The supposed advertisers paid no sales tax. The Supreme Audit Court's investigation of the advertising money raised concerns of irregularities.Staff Aparecen acuerdos para saquear el FHIS Agreements appear to plunder the FHIS El Heraldo Honduras 20 September 2009 http://www.heraldohn.com/index.php/Ediciones/2009/09/21/Noticias/Aparecen-acuerdos-para-saquear-el-FHIS https://archive.today/20130103010346/http://www.heraldohn.com/index.php/Ediciones/2009/09/21/Noticias/Aparecen-acuerdos-para-saquear-el-FHIS 3 January 2013 dead Staff 8 October 2009 Deducirán responsabilidad civil a ex director del FHIS They deduced liability to former director of FHIS es El Heraldo http://www.heraldohn.com/Pa%C3%ADs/Ediciones/2009/10/09/Noticias/Deduciran-responsabilidad-civil-a-ex-director-del-FHIS Honduras dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110528215836/http://www.elheraldo.hn/Pa%C3%ADs/Ediciones/2009/10/09/Noticias/Deduciran-responsabilidad-civil-a-ex-director-del-FHIS 28 May 2011 Staff Saqueo de arcas en Fhis paralizó 300 proyectos Sacking of FHIS paralyzed coffers in 300 projects es http://www.laprensahn.com/content/view/full/312433/ La Prensa Honduras 20 September 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110811032559/http://www.laprensa.hn/content/view/full/312433/ 11 August 2011 On 17 February 2009, at a public showcasing of tractor equipment received from Venezuela, Manuel Zelaya stated that he would propose a fourth ballot box.Méndez, Marilyn Honduras: La ruta ilegal de la Cuarta Urna Honduras: The legal route of the Fourth Ballot Box La Prensa Honduras 26 June 2009 http://www.laprensahn.com/Pa%C3%ADs/Ediciones/2009/06/27/Noticias/Honduras-La-ruta-ilegal-de-la-Cuarta-Urna https://web.archive.org/web/20090630014429/http://www.laprensahn.com/Pa%C3%ADs/Ediciones/2009/06/27/Noticias/Honduras-La-ruta-ilegal-de-la-Cuarta-Urna 30 June 2009 dead On 24 March 2009, Zelaya called for a preliminary poll to be held on 28 June 2009 to gauge popular support for including the Constituent Assembly question in the November 2009 election.Honduras: busca reforma constitucional Honduras: seeking constitutional reform Staff 24 March 2009 https://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/spanish/latin_america/newsid_7961000/7961441.stm BBC Mundo United Kingdom es Constitutionality of referendum The President of the Congress, Micheletti, observed that Article 374 of the constitution states that no referendum can be used to alter the entrenched articles in the constitution that are specified in article 384.Note that article 374 does not say that; and there is no article 384: the constitution has only 378 numbered articles. Apparently either the BBC, La Tribuna (the BBC’S source), or Micheletti are in error. The quote from Micheletti, copied and pasted from the BBC article, is: "El artículo 374 dice que no se podrá utilizar el plebiscito y el referendo para reformar los artículos pétreos que establece el artículo 384 y que se refiere a la forma de gobierno, al territorio nacional, al período presidencial, a la prohibición para ser nuevamente Presidente de la República al ciudadano que lo haya desempeñado bajo cualquier tipo y referente." (BBC’S source was La Tribuna.) He went on to insist that even to announce such a referendum privately is a crime (" . . . porque eso, incluso, anunciarlo privadamente es un delito.")http://www.laprensahn.com/index.php/content/view/full/162683 https://archive.today/20130127231709/http://www.laprensahn.com/index.php/content/view/full/162683 dead 27 January 2013 "El presidente Zelaya está equivocado": Micheletti "President Zelaya is wrong": Micheletti 23 March 2009 20 December 2009 La Prensa Honduras Article 373 of the Constitution of Honduras states that the constitution can be modified by a two-thirds majority of the National Congress. However, Article 374 specifies that several articles are permanently entrenched; that is, they cannot be modified under any circumstances (Spanish: "en ningún caso").Staff Artículos pétreos no pueden reformarse ni con plebiscito ni referendo http://www.laprensahn.com/Pa%C3%ADs/Ediciones/2009/05/26/Noticias/Articulos-petreos-no-pueden-reformarse-ni-con-plebiscito-ni-referendo 26 May 2009 La Prensa Honduras es https://web.archive.org/web/20090530191336/http://www.laprensahn.com/Pa%C3%ADs/Ediciones/2009/05/26/Noticias/Articulos-petreos-no-pueden-reformarse-ni-con-plebiscito-ni-referendo 30 May 2009 dead The entrenched clauses include those on the system of government that is permitted, and the presidential succession.Honduras Constitution: Titulo VII: De la Reforma y la Inviolabilabidad de la Constitución, Capitulo I De la Reforma de la Constitución: Articulo 373. – La reforma de esta Constitución podrá decretarse por el Congreso Nacional, en sesiones ordinarias, con dos tercios de votos de la totalidad de sus miembros. El decreto señalará al efecto el artículo o artículos que hayan de reformarse, debiendo ratificarse por la subsiguiente legislatura ordinaria, por igual número de votos, para que entre en vigencia. ARTICULO 374. – No podrán reformarse, en ningún caso, el artículo anterior, el presente artículo, los artículos constitucionales que se refieren a la forma de gobierno, al territorio nacional, al período presidencial, a la prohibición para ser nuevamente Presidente de la República, el ciudadano que lo haya desempeñado bajo cualquier título y el referente a quienes no pueden ser Presidentes de la República por el período subsiguiente. (Title VII: Amendment and Inviolability of the Constitution, Heading I Amendment of the Constitution: Article 373. – The amendment of this Constitution may be ordered by Congress, in regular session, by two-thirds vote of all members. In order to enter into force, the decree for that purpose, containing the article or articles to be reformed, should subsequently be ratified by the legislature by an ordinary equal number of votes. Article 374. – They will not be able to amend, in any case, the previous article [Art. 373], the present article, the constitutional articles that establish the form of government, the national territory, the presidential term of office, the prohibition on again being President of the Republic, for any citizen, regardless of the title, and those who cannot be presidents of the Republic in any subsequent period. "Constitución De La República De Honduras, 1982" part 2 https://web.archive.org/web/20110614205643/http://www.honduras.net/honduras_constitution2.html 14 June 2011 Honduras.net; See also the Honduras Decreto (Decree) 169/1986. Article 239 specifically prohibits the president from attempting to amend restrictions on succession, and states that whoever does so will cease "immediately" in his or her functions."Articulo 239: El ciudadano que haya desempeñado la titularidad del Poder Ejecutivo no podrá ser Presidente o Designado. El que quebrante esta disposición o proponga su reforma, así como aquellos que lo apoyen directa o indirectamente, cesarán de inmediato en el desempeño de sus respectivos cargos, y quedarán inhabilitados por diez años para el ejercicio de toda función pública." ("Article 239: No citizen who has already served as head of the Executive Branch can be President or a designated person. Whoever violates this law or proposes its reform, as well as those that support such violation directly or indirectly, will immediately cease in their functions and will be unable to hold any public office for a period of 10 years.") – http://pdba.georgetown.edu/Constitutions/Honduras/hond82.html República de Honduras / Republic of Honduras, Constitución de 1982 (Political Constitution of 1982) Political Database of the Americas Georgetown University 12 June 2010 Zelaya's statement – "[t]he only one who can't be re-elected is the President, but re-election is a topic of the next National Constitutional Assembly" – is a declaration that some have argued violates Article 239.http://therealnews.com/t/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=4259 The Real News Network Zelaya's return to Honduras met with force-Video[10:04–10:22] 22 September 2009 17 October 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20091009183428/http://therealnews.com/t/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=4259 9 October 2009 http://www.elheraldo.hn/Ediciones/2009/06/25/Noticias/Presidente-sigue-obstinado-en-encuesta ElHeraldo.hn Presidente sigue obstinado en encuesta (President remains obstinate on poll) 24 June 2009 14 October 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090629071012/http://www.elheraldo.hn/Ediciones/2009/06/25/Noticias/Presidente-sigue-obstinado-en-encuesta 29 June 2009 deadhttp://www.laprensahn.com/vivir/index.php/Ediciones/2009/06/26/Noticias/Investigan-actos-del-presidente-Zelaya https://archive.today/20120630050016/http://www.laprensahn.com/vivir/index.php/Ediciones/2009/06/26/Noticias/Investigan-actos-del-presidente-Zelaya dead 30 June 2012 LaPrensa.hn Investigan actos del presidente Zelaya (President Zelaya's acts are investigated) 26 June 2009 14 October 2009 Article 239, however, is not mentioned at all in the judicial case file.Expediente judicial, judiciary of Honduras. Retrieved 8 September 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090920002232/http://www.poderjudicial.gob.hn/NR/rdonlyres/87E2BFFC-AF4D-44EA-BFC5-D93730D8D81C/2413/ExpedienteJudicial1.pdf 20 September 2009 10 September 2009. Court ruling On 25 March, the Attorney General's office formally notified President Zelaya that he would face criminal charges of abusing power if he proceeded with the referendum. In late May, the court of contentious administration ruled the poll illegal. Honduras' Supreme Electoral Tribunal also ruled that such a poll would be illegal. The lower court's injunction, against the poll, was upheld by the Supreme Court.https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB124597369604957305 Honduras Lurches Toward Crisis Over Election De Cordoba José 26 June 2009 The Wall Street Journal United States In late June, the intended consultative poll was also rejected by Congress.Staff https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8120161.stm BBC Online United Kingdom Honduran leader defies top court 26 June 2009 On 3 June, Congress passed a resolution warning Zelaya to correct his administrative conduct.Staff http://www.latribuna.hn/2009/06/04/diputados-imprueban-la-conducta-del-ejecutivo-y-le-recomiendan-que-rectifique/ Diputados imprueban la conducta del Ejecutivo y le recomiendan que rectifique es 4 June 2009 La Tribuna Honduras 22 November 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141122021733/http://www.latribuna.hn/2009/06/04/diputados-imprueban-la-conducta-del-ejecutivo-y-le-recomiendan-que-rectifique/ 22 November 2014 dead On 11 June, the Bar Association of Honduras unanimously agreed that Zelaya was violating the law.Staff http://www.latribuna.hn/2009/06/10/juridicamente-imposible-convocatoria-a-constituyente/ Jurídicamente imposible convocatoria a Constituyente es Legally impossible to call Constituent 10 June 2009 La Tribuna Honduras 22 November 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141122022238/http://www.latribuna.hn/2009/06/10/juridicamente-imposible-convocatoria-a-constituyente/ 22 November 2014 dead It asked Zelaya to stop the illegalities and recommended officials not follow his illegal orders. On 23 June 2009, Congress passed a law forbidding holding official polls or referendums less than 180 days before the next general election, which would have made 28 June poll illegal. Since this bill was passed after the poll was scheduled, Zelaya rejected its applicability to this case.Palencia, Gustavo García, Hernán http://lta.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idLTASIE55N06G20090624 https://web.archive.org/web/20090625111821/http://lta.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idLTASIE55N06G20090624 dead 25 June 2009 Congreso de Honduras aprueba ley de referendo contra Zelaya Honduras Congress approves referendum law against Zelaya Reuters es 28 June 2009 The military is in charge of security and logistics in elections in Honduras. Zelaya asked them to perform their election role for the poll, but the head of the military command, General Romeo Vásquez Velásquez, refused the order to pass out the poll materials because the Supreme Court had ruled the poll to be illegal. On 24 June, Zelaya fired him. Later that day, the defence minister and heads of the army, navy and air force resigned.25 July 2009 https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB124847775316780293 Behind the Honduran Mutiny The Wall Street Journal United States Jose De Cordoba On 25 June, the Supreme Court ruled 5–0 that General Velásquez be reinstated. Tribunal member David Matamoros affirmed the Electoral Tribunal's support for the military's actions.Staff http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/06/27/honduras.zelaya/index.html CNN.com United States Honduras president: Nation calm before controversial vote 27 June 2009 On 24 June, surveillance cameras captured how about 2 million in cash was withdrawn from the Central Bank of Honduras and allegedly driven to the office of Enrique Flores Lanza, Zelaya's chief of staff. The suspicious money was possibly used to finance the referendum.Staff 22 July 2009 http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jul/22/zelaya-accused-of-cash-withdrawal/ EXCLUSIVE: Ousted Honduran leader accused of theft The Washington Times United States https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB124847775316780293 Behind the Honduran Mutiny The Wall Street Journal United States 25 July 2009 Jose De Cordoba Staff 7 August 2009 http://www.laprensahn.com/Apertura/Ediciones/2009/07/09/Noticias/Mas-evidencia-de-millonaria-malversacion-por-cuarta-urna Más evidencia de millonaria malversación por cuarta urna es More evidence of embezzlement of millions fourth ballot La Prensa Honduras https://web.archive.org/web/20090801011249/http://www.laprensahn.com/Apertura/Ediciones/2009/07/09/Noticias/Mas-evidencia-de-millonaria-malversacion-por-cuarta-urna 1 August 2009 dead Staff 7 July 2009 http://www.laprensahn.com/Sucesos/Ediciones/2009/07/08/Noticias/En-maletas-sacaron-L40-millones-del-Banco-Central En maletas sacaron L40 millones del Banco Centra In L40 million bags were removed from the Central Bank La Prensa Honduras https://web.archive.org/web/20090711121834/http://www.laprensahn.com/Sucesos/Ediciones/2009/07/08/Noticias/En-maletas-sacaron-L40-millones-del-Banco-Central 11 July 2009 dead Just days before the referendum, Zelaya published executive decree PCM-019-2009, which revoked the earlier decree PCM-05-2009. Zelaya issued a new executive decree PCM-020-2009, another attempt to legalise the referendum.Staff http://www.latribuna.hn/2009/06/28/cambio-de-reglas-a-ultima-hora/ Cambio de reglas a última hora es Changing the rules at the last minute La Tribuna Honduras 28 June 2009 22 November 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141122031310/http://www.latribuna.hn/2009/06/28/cambio-de-reglas-a-ultima-hora/ 22 November 2014 deadStaff http://www.laprensa.hn/csp/mediapool/sites/LaPrensa/Honduras/story.csp?cid=532815&sid=265&fid=97 Fiscalía notifica an Interpol captura contra Mel Prosecutor notifies Interpol arrest Mel 29 June 2009 La Prensa Honduras 22 November 2014 31 August 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170831173720/http://www.laprensa.hn/csp/mediapool/sites/LaPrensa/Honduras/story.csp?cid=532815&sid=265&fid=97 dead According to a legal analysis by former Supreme Court President Vilma Morales, Zelaya stopped being President of Honduras.Staff 7 July 2009 http://www.laprensa.hn/Sucesos/Ediciones/2009/07/07/Noticias/Ya-no-era-presidente-cuando-fue-detenido https://web.archive.org/web/20090824110829/http://www.laprensa.hn/Sucesos/Ediciones/2009/07/07/Noticias/Ya-no-era-presidente-cuando-fue-detenido He was not president when he was arrested 24 August 2009 Ya no era presidente cuando fue detenido La Prensa Honduras Seizure of ballots Ballots arrived from Venezuela on a plane and the ballot boxes were kept at the Tegucigalpa airport. The Supreme Electoral Tribunal ordered the illegal ballots to be confiscated. Investigators from the Ministerio Público and the Honduran attorney general's office arrived at the airport.http://www.speroforum.com/a/19733/The-People-of-Honduras-v-President-Zelaya The People of Honduras v. President Zelaya Thompson, Brian Spero News United States 26 June 2009 8 December 2009 14 October 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171014130149/http://www.speroforum.com/a/19733/The-People-of-Honduras-v-President-Zelaya dead December 2009Goodman, Joshua Schmidt, Blake https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601086&sid=axGENUiy9yKs Honduras Supreme Court Judge Defends President Ouster (Update1) Bloomberg United States 1 July 2009 Staff http://www.elheraldo.hn/content/view/full/155942 Turba encabezada por "Mel" se toma base aérea Mob led by "Mel" takes airbase El Heraldo Honduras 25 June 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110606040231/http://www.elheraldo.hn/content/view/full/155942 6 June 2011 Zelaya led several hundred people to an air force base and took possession of the disputed poll ballots, which were then kept in the presidential palace to avoid their destruction. In late June, there were large marches both for and against the proposed fourth ballot box.Staff Honduras dismisses military chief amid political chaos 26 June 2009 janes.com IHS Inc. United Kingdom A march of several tens of thousands of people against Zelaya's re-election plans took place in the second city of San Pedro Sula.... http://www.janes.com/news/security/iwr/iwr090626_1_n.shtml dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090629040244/http://www.janes.com/news/security/iwr/iwr090626_1_n.shtml 29 June 2009 subscription http://www.laht.com/article.asp?CategoryId=23558&ArticleId=337878 Staff Thousands March Against Zelaya's Plan to Change Honduras Constitution Latin American Herald Tribune Venezuela Thousands of Hondurans marched Tuesday in San Pedro Sula.... 8 July 2009 31 August 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170831083458/http://www.laht.com/article.asp?CategoryId=23558&ArticleId=337878 dead https://www.wsj.com/news/articles/SB124607117649864407 Honduras Crisis Opens Regional Rift The Wall Street Journal United States 27 June 2009 David Luhnow The Supreme Court, Congress, and the military and the National Human Rights Commissioner recommended that voters stay home because the poll would be neither fair nor safe for voters.Weissert, Will http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1A1-D993FRN80.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150924041613/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1A1-D993FRN80.html usurped 24 September 2015 Honduran leader pushes ahead with divisive vote Associated Press United States 27 June 2009 HighBeam Research AP Online subscription Coup d’état 2009 Honduran coup d'état Supreme court detention order On 27 May 2009, the Administrative Law Tribunal issued an injunction against holding the poll at the request of Honduran Attorney General Luis Alberto Rubi. On 16 June the Court of Appeals unanimously upheld the 27 May injunction. On 18 June, the Administrative Law Tribunal ordered Zelaya to comply with the ruling in writing within five days. On 26 June the Supreme Court unanimously found that the president had not complied with 18 June order. It also found he was answerable to charges, brought by the Attorney General, for the crimes against the form of government, treason to the motherland, abuse of office and usurpation of functions that damaged the administration. To initiate the case, the Supreme Court appointed member Tomás Arita Valle,http://www.libertaddigital.com/documentos/orden-de-captura-de-la-fiscalia-17057381.html Orden de captura de la Fiscalía (Documento original) Warrant from the Attorney (Original document) es Libertad Digital Spain 25 June 2009 Se presenta requermiento fiscal. Que se libre orden de captura.- ... Libertad Digital Spain 2 July 2009 http://documents.scribd.com/docs/2lhe8oc6gidv9pb2zm3n.pdf PDF-1.3 23 August 2009 https://www.webcitation.org/5jFfMmW05?url=http://documents.scribd.com/docs/2lhe8oc6gidv9pb2zm3n.pdf 23 August 2009 live ; creation/modification timestamp contained in PDF-1.3 file is "20090702113502-05'00'"; date in displayed version of the file: 25 June 2009 who, on 26 June, issued a sealed (secret) order to detain Zelaya for the purposes of taking a statement.Marc Lacey https://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/02/world/americas/02coup.html Leader's Ouster Not a Coup, Says the Honduran Military The New York Times 2 July 2009 Orden de captura contra Zelaya Arrest warrant against Zelaya http://www.libertaddigital.com/documentos/orden-de-captura-contra-zelaya-17027313.html Libertad Digital Spain Corte Suprema de Justicia de Honduras Corte Suprema de Justicia de Honduras 26 June 2009 12 June 2010 letter to: Senor jefe del estado mayor conjunto de las fuerzas armadas... Libertad Digital Spain 2 July 2009 http://documents.scribd.com/docs/1h6jmbgc6dxxhvhu8i2l.pdf-1.4 23 August 2009 https://www.webcitation.org/5jFfOX1yA?url=http://documents.scribd.com/docs/1h6jmbgc6dxxhvhu8i2l.pdf 23 August 2009 live; creation timestamp contained in PDF-1.4 file is "20090207105728+02'00'" and is listed here bibliographically as ISO 8601 date 2 July 2009; date in displayed version of the file: 26 June 2009Goodman, Joshua Schmidt, Blake https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=axGENUiy9yKs Honduras Supreme Court Judge Defends President Ouster (Update1) Bloomberg United States 1 July 2009 Some pro-Zelaya supporters have sought to cast doubt on the Supreme Court's documentation.Report of Global Exchange Delegation to Honduras Judy Ancel Jari Dixon and others from the Lawyers Front Against the Coup http://hondurasemb.org/2009/08/21/report-of-global-exchange-delegation-to-honduras/ Embajada de Honduras en Washington D.C. 21 August 2009 dead 25 August 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090825021939/http://hondurasemb.org/2009/08/21/report-of-global-exchange-delegation-to-honduras/ Zelaya's detention and first exile Soldiers stormed the president's residence in Tegucigalpa early in the morning of 28 June, disarming the presidential guard, waking Zelaya and putting him on a plane to Costa Rica. In San José, Costa Rica, Zelaya told TeleSUR that he had been awakened by gunshots. Masked soldiers took his cell phone, shoved him into a van and took him to an air force base, where he was put on a plane. He said he did not know that he was being taken to Costa Rica until he landed at the airport in San José. To the media, he described the events as "a coup" and "a kidnapping".New York Post https://nypost.com/2009/06/28/honduran-president-calls-arrest-a-kidnapping/ Honduran president calls arrest a 'kidnapping' Associated Press 28 June 2009 Tanks patrolled the streets and military planes flew overhead. Soldiers guarded the main government buildings. The government television station and a television station that supported the president were taken off the air. Television and radio stations broadcast no news. The electrical power, phone lines, and international cable TV were cut or blocked throughout Honduras. Public transportation was suspended.http://internacional.elpais.com/internacional/2009/06/28/actualidad/1246140011_850215.html Ordaz, Pablo El nuevo Goierno de Honduras decreta el toque de queda es The new Government of Honduras decrees curfew El País Spain 29 June 2009 Later that day, the Supreme Court issued a statement that it had ordered the army to arrest Zelaya.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/centralamericaandthecaribbean/honduras/5677026/Honduras-supreme-court-ordered-army-coup.html Honduras supreme court 'ordered army coup' The Daily Telegraph United Kingdom 28 June 2009 Jeremy McDermott On 30 June, the military's chief lawyer, Colonel Herberth Inestroza, showed Judge Arita's arrest order. Colonel Inestroza later stated that deporting Zelaya did not comply with the court order, but that military leadership had decided to do so to avoid violence in Honduras, asking "What was more beneficial, remove this gentleman from Honduras or present him to prosecutors and have a mob assault and burn and destroy and for us to have to shoot?".English summary of interview with the legal counsel of the Honduras armed forces, Colonel Herberth Bayardo Inestroza, Frances Robles Top Honduran military lawyer: We broke the law 3 July 2009 The Miami Herald http://www.miamiherald.com/1506/story/1125872.html https://www.webcitation.org/5jb00TM3J?url=http://www.miamiherald.com/1506/story/1125872.html 6 September 2009 live ; original Dada Carlos José Luis Sanz Cometimos un delito al sacar a Zelaya, pero había que hacerlo es We committed an offense to remove Zelaya, but had to do it El Faro.net, El Salvador 2 July 2009 http://www.elfaro.net/secciones/Noticias/20090629/noticias16_20090629.asp dead https://www.webcitation.org/5jayZVstj?url=http://www.elfaro.net/secciones/Noticias/20090629/noticias16_20090629.asp 6 September 2009 Inestroza also stated that Zelaya's allegiance to Chávez was hard to stomach and "It would be difficult for us, with our training, to have a relationship with a leftist government. That's impossible. I personally would have retired, because my thinking, my principles, would not have allowed me to participate in that." Ramón Custodio, the head of the country's human rights commission, said that Zelaya's exile was a mistake and that the military made an "error" sending Zelaya into exile rather than holding him for trial. Honduras's Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case brought by a group of lawyers and judges arguing that the military broke the law taking Zelaya out of the country.https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601086&sid=ahdMZG1IyU2s Zelaya's Exile an 'Error', Honduras Human Rights Chief Says Bloomberg L.P. Schmidt Blake Eric Sabo 13 August 2009 13 August 2009 In August 2009, Micheletti himself said that a mistake was made when Zelaya was exiled.https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601086&sid=azjI4deGp_Co Honduras's Micheletti Says Zelaya Exile Was 'Error' (Update1) Bloomberg L.P. Martinez Andres Blake Schmidt 17 August 2009 17 August 2009 Alleged impeachment and presidential succession A document purporting to be a resignation letter written by President Zelaya, dated 25 June, was read to congress. http://www.noticias24.com/actualidad/noticia/61455/esta-es-la-supuesta-renuncia-de-zelaya/ Esta es la supuesta renuncia de Zelaya 28 June 2009 28 June 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20171123012303/http://www.noticias24.com/actualidad/noticia/61455/esta-es-la-supuesta-renuncia-de-zelaya/ 23 November 2017 dead Zelaya has said he did not write the letter. Later that day, in an extraordinary session Congress voted to remove Zelaya for manifest irregular conduct and putting in present danger the state of law. The President of the National Congress was the next on the presidential line of succession because Vice-President Elvin Santos had earlier quit to run in the 2009 elections. The President of the National Congress was Roberto Micheletti, a member of Zelaya's party. By a show of hands, the National Congress – the majority of whom belonged to Zelaya's own Liberal partylistadodiputados http://www.congreso.gob.hn/Diputados.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20090714154506/http://www.congreso.gob.hn/Diputados.htm 14 July 2009 dead 23 July 2009 – named Micheletti to complete the remaining months of the presidential term.https://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/657949 Honduran military ousts president ahead of vote Will Weissert Freddy Cuevas 28 June 2009 Associated Press 28 June 2009 Toronto The StarDecember 2009 right|thumb|200px|A clash between pro-Zelaya protesters and the Honduran military At around 12:37 the Honduran National Congress unanimously agreed to:http://www.latribuna.hn/web2.0/?p=14265 Congreso destituye a Manuel Zelaya 29 June 2009 La Tribuna https://archive.today/20240524194144/https://www.webcitation.org/5lyhwHKCQ?url=http://www.latribuna.hn/web2.0/%3Fp=14265 24 May 2024 dead Under the Articles 1, 2, 3, 4, 205, 220, subsections 20, 218, 242, 321, 322, 323 of the Constitution of the Republic, Disapprove Zelaya's repeated violations of the constitution, laws and court orders. Remove Zelaya from office. Name the current President of Congress to complete the presidential term that ends on 27 January 2010. Honduran institutions, including the National Congress, the Supreme Court, and the interim government, maintain Zelaya was replaced constitutionally. Arguments that Zelaya's ouster was illegal because the proper legal procedures were not used has been advanced by several lawyers.http://www.latribuna.hn/web2.0/?p=44411 Inconstitucionalidad de la llamada "sucesión constitucional" Efrain Moncada Silva 25 September 2009 25 September 2009 La Tribuna (Honduras) https://web.archive.org/web/20101030223053/http://www.latribuna.hn/web2.0/?p=44411 30 October 2010 dead http://www.latribuna.hn/web2.0/?p=42800 ¿Sucesión presidencial? Edmundo Orellana La Tribuna (Honduras) 21 September 2009 21 September 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101115002451/http://www.latribuna.hn/web2.0/?p=42800 15 November 2010 http://www.asil.org/insights090729.cfm Honduras: Coup d'Etat in Constitutional Clothing? Doug Cassel 29 July 2009 9 October 2009 American Society of International Law https://web.archive.org/web/20090902064902/http://www.asil.org/insights090729.cfm 2 September 2009 dead http://www.americasquarterly.org/node/2680 Caudillos Can Be Already Removed from Office in Honduras—Just Not the Way It Was Done with President Zelaya Americas Quarterly Javier El-Hage Javier El-Hage 18 July 2011 9 July 2012 Acting Honduran President Roberto Micheletti said forcing deposed President Manuel Zelaya to leave the country, instead of arresting him, was a mistake. Honduras: Constitutional Law Issues http://blog.erlingsson.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Schock_CRS_Report_Honduras.pdf the Law Library of Congress, USA August 2009 5 12 June 2010 10 July 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110710195916/http://blog.erlingsson.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Schock_CRS_Report_Honduras.pdf dead http://www.clarin.com/diario/2009/09/30/um/m-02009386.htm Sacamos a Zelaya porque se fue a la izquierda, puso a comunistas Néstor Restivo 30 September 2009 30 September 2009 El Clarin (Argentina) dead https://web.archive.org/web/20091003102215/http://www.clarin.com/diario/2009/09/30/um/m-02009386.htm 3 October 2009 . 4 October 2009. Emergency measures by the interim government thumb|Demonstrators supporting Micheletti Acting President Roberto Micheletti ordered a curfew which initially lasted for the 48 hours from Sunday night (28 June) and to Tuesday (30 June). The curfew law was not published in the official journal La Gaceta and was not approved by Congress. Originally the curfew ran from 9:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/world/view/20090629-212943/New-Honduras-leader-orders-48-hour-curfew New Honduras leader orders 48-hour curfew Inquirer 29 June 2009 29 June 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090702041248/http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/world/view/20090629-212943/New-Honduras-leader-orders-48-hour-curfew 2 July 2009 dead That curfew was extended, changed, or renewed several times,http://tiempo.hn/secciones/crisis-politica-en-honduras/22450-toque-de-queda-hasta-el-martes Toque de queda hasta el martes 3 July 2009 4 July 2009 es Curfew until TuesdayAugust 2014 in ways Amnesty International and the International Observation Mission called "arbitrary". On 1 July, Congress issued an order (decreto ejecutivo N° 011-2009) which extended restrictions between 22:00 and 05:00 local time and also suspended four constitutional guarantees, including freedom of transit, due process, and freedom from unwarranted search and seizure.http://www.tiempo.hn/index.php/secciones/crisis-politica-en-honduras/22279-congreso-restringe-cuatro-garantias-constitucionales Congresso restringe cuatro guarantías constitucionales 2 July 2009 2 July 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090704003520/http://www.tiempo.hn/index.php/secciones/crisis-politica-en-honduras/22279-congreso-restringe-cuatro-garantias-constitucionales 4 July 2009 The ambassadors of Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua stated that on 29 June that they were detained and beaten by Honduran troops before being released. Also, several allies of Zelaya were taken into custody by the military. Among them were: Foreign Minister Patricia Rodas; the mayor of the city San Pedro Sula, Rodolfo Padilla Sunseri; several congressmen of the Democratic Unification Party (PUD); and several other government officials.The Christian Science Monitor https://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0629/p06s01-woam.html Leftist leaders hold emergency meeting over Honduras coup 29 June 2009 29 June 2009http://www.elpais.com/articulo/internacional/Ejercito/expulsa/presidente/hondureno/Manuel/Zelaya/elppgl/20090628elpepuint_11/Tes El Ejército expulsa al presidente hondureño, Manuel Zelaya es El País Ordaz Pablo 28 June 2009 28 June 2009 A dozen former ministers from the Zelaya government, as well as PUD presidential candidate Cesar Ham, went into hiding.The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2009/06/30/ST2009063004334.html Honduras Targets Protesters With Emergency Decree: Media in Country Also Feel Pressure 1 July 2009 4 July 2009 William Booth A Venezuelan state-owned media outlet claimed that Tomás Andino Mencías, a member of the party, said that PUD lawmakers were led away by the military when they tried to enter the parliament building for 28 June vote on Zelaya's deposal.Agencia Bolivariana de Noticias http://www.abn.info.ve/noticia.php?articulo=188320&lee=1 https://web.archive.org/web/20091011045105/http://www.abn.info.ve/noticia.php?articulo=188320&lee=1 dead 11 October 2009 Hondureños de 37 ciudades se movilizarán para restituir a Zelaya en la presidencia Agencia Bolivariana de Noticias 28 June 2009 29 June 2009 Several TV stations, radio stations, and newspaper's websites were temporarily shut down. http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/06/29/honduras.president.arrested/index.html?iref=werecommend 1 July 2009 CNN Police clash with demonstrators in Honduran capital 29 June 2009 The Miami Herald reported that the "crackdown on the media" began before dawn on the 28th. It said that only pro-Micheletti stations were allowed to broadcast and that they carried only news friendly to the new government.Miami Herald, 1 July 2009, Honduras new government is censoring journalists. Retrieved 23 July 2009. https://archive.today/20200319220429/https://www.webcitation.org/5iY1InqVf?url=http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/story/1122536.html Archived 26 July 2009. November 2010 Associated Press personnel were detained and removed from their hotel, but later released.https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090630/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_honduras_journalists 13 July 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090704041145/http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090630/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_honduras_journalists Journalists briefly detained by troops in Honduras 4 July 2009 A number of local reporters and media sources reported on harassment and restrictions. Alejandro Villatoro, director of Radio Globo, said that he was arrested and "kidnapped" for some hours by the military.http://www.radioglobohonduras.com/ Contra la libertad de expresion Fuerzas Armadas de Honduras de toman instalaciones de Radio Globo Alejandro Villatoro 30 June 2009 Radio Globo es 1 July 2009 Honduran newspaper La Prensa reported on 30 June that an armed group of Zelaya supporters, attacked its main headquarters by throwing stones and other objects at their windows, until police intervened.http://www.laprensa.hn/Ediciones/2009/06/30/Noticias/Violencia-contra-LA-PRENSA UViolencia contra LA PRENSA 30 June 2009 La Prensa 30 June 2009 26 July 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110726232621/http://www.laprensa.hn/Ediciones/2009/06/30/Noticias/Violencia-contra-LA-PRENSA deadJuly 2009 Events after 28 June thumb|right|200px|Pro-Zelaya protesters marching in Tegucigalpa Protests against the coup began almost immediately, as several thousand Zelaya supporters gathered near the Presidential Palace, confronting the guarding soldiers and lit tires on fire. In response to daily pro-Zelaya protests, Congress approved a decree on 1 July that applied an overnight curfew and allowed security forces to arrest people at home and hold them for more than 24 hours.The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/02/world/americas/02honduras.html Compromise Is Sought to Honduras Standoff 1 July 2009 4 July 2009 Marc Lacey Ginger Thompson On 30 June, the United Nations General Assembly unanimously adopted a resolution which called for the reinstatement of Zelaya as the President of Honduras. Zelaya spoke in front of the General Assembly where he was applauded several times. In his speech, Zelaya promised not to seek another term as President and said that he would not accept a second term if he were asked to serve again.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8127503.stm UN backs Honduras leader's return BBC News 30 June 2009 30 June 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090701011920/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8127503.stm 1 July 2009 live 30 June also saw the first rally in support of Zelaya's removal take place in the capital, as thousands of Zelaya opponents took to the main square. Roberto Micheletti made an appearance and said that the November general elections will be held as scheduled and that a new president will be sworn in on 27 January 2010.http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-07/01/content_11630171.htm Honduras' Micheletti joins anti-Zelaya rally in central Tegucigalpa Xinhua 1 July 2009 30 June 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20121102115135/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-07/01/content_11630171.htm 2 November 2012 dead General Romeo Vásquez Velásquez also attended and spoke at the rally. http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/88764295/AFP Honduran top military chief General Rome Getty Images 30 June 2009 30 June 2009 thumb|200px|Anti-Zelaya demonstrators in Tegucigalpa Honduras was formally suspended from the Organization of American States on 4 July, after the Micheletti government ignored an ultimatum by the OAS to re-instate Zelaya as president.https://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSN0211965120090705 Ousted Honduran leader mulls return after OAS ruling 5 July 2009 Reuters 5 July 2009 OAS Secretary General José Miguel Insulza had arrived in Honduras the previous day to negotiate Zelaya's return.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8133981.stm Honduran court defiant on Zelaya 4 July 2009 BBC News 4 July 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090704011800/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8133981.stm 4 July 2009 live Zelaya met with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Washington on 7 July. At this meeting, Zelaya agreed to a US-backed proposal for negotiation talks with Micheletti government representatives in Costa Rica set for 9 July.https://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE56424C20090707?pageNumber=1&virtualBrandChannel=0 Honduras' Zelaya says to meet coup backers on Thursday Reuters 7 July 2009 7 July 2009 The talks, with Costa Rican President Óscar Arias serving as mediator, proved unsuccessful, as both sides remained far apart according to regional leaders. The participants only agreed to meet again sometime in the future, as Zelaya left Costa Rica to gather more international support.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8145667.stm Honduras talks end without accord BBC News 11 July 2009 12 July 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090712012007/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8145667.stm 12 July 2009 live Meanwhile, Micheletti announced that he accepted the resignation of his Foreign Minister Enrique Ortez, who, in a TV interview, had called US President Barack Obama "[un] negrito que no sabe nada de nada" ("a little black man who knows nothing about nothing"). The US Embassy in Honduras strongly condemned the comments, which Micheletti described as "a scandalous epithet".Enrique Ortez Colindres calls Obama negrito US envoy blasts Honduran minister for racist comments. https://web.archive.org/web/20090715044702/http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090708/pl_afp/honduraspoliticsmilitarycoupus_20090708145552 15 July 2009 http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=338754&CategoryId=23558 Honduran Foreign Minister Apologizes for Comments on Obama Latin American Herald Tribune 8 July 2009 8 July 2009 11 August 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180811111103/http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=338754&CategoryId=23558 dead However, Micheletti immediately reinstated Ortez as Minister of Government and Justice. In mid-July Honduran Roman Catholic Cardinal Óscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga said that he supported Zelaya's removal from office, saying that Zelaya now "doesn't have any authority, moral or legal", while opposing his expulsion from the country. Honduran Catholic hierarchy opposes Zelaya, Chavez https://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE56E7ZH20090715 16 July 2007 16 July 2009 Reuters On 15 July 2009, interim president Roberto Micheletti stated he would be prepared to step down "if at some point that decision is needed to bring peace and tranquility to the country, but without the return, and I stress this, of former President Zelaya".https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jAkMGKIUDg_ngUiZboxQbYj5_DPwD99F8FS00 Honduran interim leader: I'm willing to step down Associated Press 15 July 2009 16 July 2009 June 2024 medicmedichttps://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8153128.stm Honduran leader 'could step down' BBC 16 July 2009 16 July 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090716100852/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8153128.stm 16 July 2009 live In a 16 July interview President Óscar Arias said that he had a mandate from 34 world governments to restore constitutional order in Honduras, by which he meant restore President Zelaya. He rejected Micheletti's proposal to step down if Zelaya did not return to power. He said, "we will see if we can talk of an amnesty, and for whom, over political crimes (veremos si se puede hablar de una amnistía, y para quiénes, sobre delitos políticos)". "Zelaya must abandon his goal of installing a fourth ballot box", he continued. Arias indicated he intended to propose a reconciliation government headed by Zelaya combined with political amnesty.http://www.tiempo.hn/secciones/crisis-politica/713-arias-propondra-gobierno-de-reconciliacion- Arias propondrá Gobierno de reconciliación Diario El Tiempo 16 July 2009 16 July 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090719095514/http://www.tiempo.hn/secciones/crisis-politica/713-arias-propondra-gobierno-de-reconciliacion- 19 July 2009 Meanwhile, both pro- and anti-Zelaya demonstrations continued on an almost daily basis throughout the deeply polarised country. Venezuela, Nicaragua and Cuba thumb|Hondurans promoting peace and opposing Zelaya and Chávez After Zelaya's exile, Chavez alleged that the Venezuelan ambassador was assaulted by Honduran soldiers; Chavez said that if the ambassador were killed or the Venezuelan Embassy were violated, this would constitute an act of war requiring a military response.Staff https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/centralamericaandthecaribbean/honduras/5681368/Hugo-Chavez-threatens-military-action-in-Honduras.html Hugo Chavez threatens military action in Honduras The Telegraph United Kingdom 29 June 2009 On 2 July, Honduran police arrested several Cubans and Nicaraguans present at demonstrations, and police sources claimed Venezuelans were active in the anti-coup movement.http://www.elheraldo.hn/Ediciones/2009/07/03/Noticias/Confirmada-presencia-de-venezolanos-cubanos-y-nicas Confirmada presencia de venezolanos, cubanos y nicas es Confirmed presence of Venezuelans, Cubans and Nicaraguans Staff El Heraldo Honduras 2 July 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20110606040255/http://www.elheraldo.hn/Ediciones/2009/07/03/Noticias/Confirmada-presencia-de-venezolanos-cubanos-y-nicas 6 June 2011 dead On 5 July, Venezuelan media showed Hugo Chávez watching Zelaya's attempt to land. Accidentally visible in Chávez's office was the text "051345JUL09 Swarm of africanized bees, Presidential Podium, wounded by stings and desperation of the people", the military-style code for 5, 13 July:45 coincided with a violent confrontation in Honduras.http://www.elheraldo.hn/layout/set/print/content/view/print/183051 Un Chávez nervioso intenta ahora explicar que no planeó masacre es A nervous Chavez now tries to explain that he did not plan to slaughter Staff El Heraldo Honduras 11 July 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090716003429/http://www.elheraldo.hn/layout/set/print/content/view/print/183051 16 July 2009 dead http://www.elheraldo.hn/index.php/Ediciones/2009/07/09/Noticias/Venezuela-tenia-fuerza-militar-para-Zelaya/(offset)/5 Venezuela tenía fuerza militar para Zelaya es Venezuela provided military force for Zelaya Staff El Heraldo Honduras 9 July 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090712044533/http://www.elheraldo.hn/index.php/Ediciones/2009/07/09/Noticias/Venezuela-tenia-fuerza-militar-para-Zelaya/%28offset%29/5 12 July 2009 dead http://eng.laprensa.hn/Apertura/Ediciones/2009/07/11/Noticias/Chavez-Adviced-Mel-Not-to-Meet-with-Micheletti Chávez Adviced (sic) Mel Not to Meet with Micheletti La Prensa Staff Honduras 10 July 2009 dead 15 August 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110815171934/http://eng.laprensa.hn/Apertura/Ediciones/2009/07/11/Noticias/Chavez-Adviced-Mel-Not-to-Meet-with-Micheletti http://www.hoy.com.ec/noticias-ecuador/chavez-coordino-accion-militar-357278.html Chávez quería provocar un baño de sangre es Chavez wanted to provoke a bloodbath Hoy Ecuador Explored: Archivo Digital de Noticias del Ecuador 9 July 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090712005414/http://www.hoy.com.ec/noticias-ecuador/chavez-coordino-accion-militar-357278.html 12 July 2009 On 8 July, Colombia arrested 80 Venezuelans who attempted to travel to Honduras.http://www.heraldohn.com/index.php/Ediciones/2009/07/08/Noticias/Detienen-venezolanos-que-viajaban-a-Honduras/(offset)/35 Detienen venezolanos que viajaban a Honduras Arrested Venezuelans who traveled to Honduras es Staff El Heraldo Honduras 8 July 2009 https://archive.today/20130125093746/http://www.heraldohn.com/index.php/Ediciones/2009/07/08/Noticias/Detienen-venezolanos-que-viajaban-a-Honduras/(offset)/35 25 January 2013 dead 27 November 2014 On 27 July, police confiscated a booklet in a car owned by Carlos Eduardo Reina, a leader of pro-Zelaya operations. It allegedly contained a list of 15 receipts, dated 24 July, and references to a meeting near Nicaraguan border. The receipts totalled 160,000 US dollars.http://www.heraldohn.com/content/view/full/212170 Tres millones para apoyar marchas de Zelaya El Heraldo 28 July 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091212143124/http://www.heraldohn.com/content/view/full/212170 12 December 2009 dead http://www.laprensahn.com/Ediciones/2009/07/28/Noticias/En-dolares-pagan-a-lideres-de-protestas-pro-Zelaya En dólares pagan a líderes de protestas pro Zelaya 28 July 2009 La Prensa 12 June 2010 31 July 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090731150859/http://www.laprensahn.com/Ediciones/2009/07/28/Noticias/En-dolares-pagan-a-lideres-de-protestas-pro-Zelaya dead Hugo Chávez allegedly made payments to ambassadors of Honduras.http://www.elheraldo.hn/Pa%C3%ADs/Ediciones/2009/09/21/Noticias/Hasta-venezolanos-estuvieron-en-el-consulado-de-LA Hasta venezolanos estuvieron en el consulado de LA El Heraldo https://web.archive.org/web/20090926172619/http://www.elheraldo.hn/Pa%C3%ADs/Ediciones/2009/09/21/Noticias/Hasta-venezolanos-estuvieron-en-el-consulado-de-LA 26 September 2009 dead 18 December 2009 http://www.elheraldo.hn/Ediciones/2009/08/07/Noticias/Venezuela-le-paga-a-embajador-Reina Venezuela le paga a embajador Reina El Heraldo https://web.archive.org/web/20090810115631/http://www.elheraldo.hn/Ediciones/2009/08/07/Noticias/Venezuela-le-paga-a-embajador-Reina 10 August 2009 dead In October 2009, Daniel Ortega hinted that the "Resistance" is searching for weapons and training centres. Hugo Chávez said "I'm just warning... no one to be surprised if there is an armed movement in the mountains of Honduras".http://www.laprensa.hn/Sintesis/Lo-ultimo/Ediciones/2009/10/18/Noticias/La-resistencia-niega-que-este-buscando-armas La resistencia niega que esté buscando armas La Prensa 18 October 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091020034417/http://www.laprensa.hn/Sintesis/Lo-ultimo/Ediciones/2009/10/18/Noticias/La-resistencia-niega-que-este-buscando-armas 20 October 2009 dead http://www.elheraldo.hn/Mundo/Ediciones/2009/10/18/Noticias/Chavez-alerta-sobre-surgimiento-de-guerrilla Chávez "alerta" sobre surgimiento de guerrilla El Heraldo 18 October 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091021040028/http://www.elheraldo.hn/Mundo/Ediciones/2009/10/18/Noticias/Chavez-alerta-sobre-surgimiento-de-guerrilla 21 October 2009 dead http://www.proceso.hn/2009/10/17/Proceso%2BPol%C3%ADtico/Ortega.confiesa.que/17546.html Ortega confiesa que resistencia hondureña busca armas en países centroamericanos Proceso Digital 12 June 2010 25 February 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120225191403/http://www.proceso.hn/2009/10/17/Proceso+Pol%C3%ADtico/Ortega.confiesa.que/17546.html dead Opposition to the interim government Frente Nacional contra el Golpe de Estado en Honduras Much of the opposition to the de facto Micheletti government and its actions were coordinated through a wide coalition of grassroots organisations and political parties and movements formerly known as Frente Nacional contra el Golpe de Estado en Honduras (FNGE), now Frente Nacional de Resistencia Popular.Santibáñez Samuel Honduras: La disyuntiva de la revolución no es democracia o dictadura, sino capitalismo o socialismo Militante 2 August 2009 http://www.militante.org/honduras-la-disyuntiva-es-capitalismo-o-socialismo 10 August 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090808055551/http://www.militante.org/honduras-la-disyuntiva-es-capitalismo-o-socialismo 8 August 2009 dead The FNGE aimed to restore elected President Manuel Zelaya in replacement of the de facto Roberto Micheletti government,Llamamiento del Frente Nacional contra el Golpe de Estado en Honduras a la Clase Obrera Mundial Centro de Estudios y Apoyo Laboral (CEAL) – Derechos Laborales en Centroamerica 3 August 2009 http://www.ceal-dlca.org/2009/08/llamamiento-del-frente-nacional-contra.html 10 August 2009 https://archive.today/20240524111011/https://www.webcitation.org/5ivkETfGT?url=http://www.ceal-dlca.org/2009/08/llamamiento-del-frente-nacional-contra.html 24 May 2024 dead Frente Nacional Contra el Golpe de Estado en Honduras Es Plataforma Interamericana de Derechos Humanos, Democracia y Desarrollo 12 July 2009 http://www.pidhdd.org/content/view/680/165/ 10 August 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20160128122113/http://www.pidhdd.org/content/view/680/165/ 28 January 2016 dead which is perceived by the participating organisations as a dictatorship, considering the documented human rights violationshttp://www.tvpts.tv/enhondurasnopasaran/?p=664 16 de Agosto: MUERTOS 101 HONDURAS GOLPE MILITAR. CODEH – En Honduras No Pasarán Tvpts.tv 4 October 2009 19 October 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20120303040122/http://www.tvpts.tv/enhondurasnopasaran/?p=664 3 March 2012 dead since the coup d’état and the reappearance of figures involved in disappearances and torturehttps://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/08/world/americas/08joya.html The New York Times A Cold War Ghost Reappears in Honduras Ginger Thompson 8 August 2009 12 June 2010 in former coups d’état. The FNGE supports a process of participatory democracy that should lead to a national constituent assembly.Frente Nacional contra el Golpe de Estado en Honduras Frente Nacional contra el Golpe de Estado en Honduras Posicionamiento frente al encuentro de San José, Costa Rica. 10 July 2009 https://contraelgolpedeestadohn.blogspot.com/2009/07/posicionamiento-frente-al-encuentro-de.html 10 August 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091029173123/http://contraelgolpedeestadohn.blogspot.com/2009/07/posicionamiento-frente-al-encuentro-de.html 29 October 2009 live FNGE held marches every day since 28 June, except the days when a curfew was imposed, where demonstrations took place in grassroot neighbourhoods. Notable marches on 5 July 15 September, and 27 January involved over 200,000 people per day.http://video.aol.co.uk/video-detail/marcha-de-la-resistencia-del-15-de-septiembre-p04/3587706848 Marcha de la resistencia del 15 de septiembre p04 – AOL Video Video.aol.co.uk 30 August 2010 16 November 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181116101950/http://video.aol.co.uk/video-detail/marcha-de-la-resistencia-del-15-de-septiembre-p04/3587706848 dead Human rights complaints Human rights in Honduras A number of groups have published reports, including COFADEH,Informe Preliminar Violaciones A Derechos Humanos En El Marco Del Golpe De Estado En Honduras Comité de Familiares de Detenidos Desaparecidos en Honduras 15 July 2009 http://www.cofadeh.org/html/documentos/informe_violaciones_ddhh_golpe_estado.doc 30 July 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091029175718/http://www.cofadeh.org/html/documentos/informe_violaciones_ddhh_golpe_estado.doc 29 October 2009 usurped International Federation of Human Rights,Pérez Luis Guillermo (many) Gobierno de facto viola derechos humanos Agencia Latinoamerica de Información 6 August 2009 http://alainet.org/active/32206 26 August 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091203021554/http://alainet.org/active/32206 3 December 2009 live es December 2009 "La Misión Internacional de Solidaridad, Observación y Acompañamiento a Honduras",International Mission denounces the brutal repression of pacific demonstrations Agencia Latinoamerica de Información 30 July 2009 http://www.alainet.org/active/32099 2 August 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20110724231655/http://www.alainet.org/active/32099 24 July 2011 dead December 2009 "Quixote Center Emergency Delegation of Solidarity, Accompaniment and Witness",Quixote Center Emergency Delegation of Solidarity, Accompaniment and Witness Letter to Honduran Attorney General Rubi Quixote Center 7 August 2009 http://quixote.org/node/934 9 August 2009 https://archive.today/20101127152452/http://quixote.org/node/934 27 November 2010 dead Amnesty International,Honduras: human rights crisis threatens as repression increases Amnesty International 19 August 2009 https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/amr37/004/2009/en// PDF 19 August 2009Police brutality rampant in Honduras, amnesty report says CNN 19 August 2009 http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/08/19/honduras.amnesty.report/ 19 August 2009 the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR),Preliminary Observations on the IACHR Visit to Honduras Inter-American Commission on Human Rights 21 August 2009 http://www.cidh.oas.org/Comunicados/English/2009/60-09eng.Preliminary.Observations.htm 28 August 2009 and Human Rights WatchHuman Rights Watch Human Rights Watch Honduras: Rights Report Shows Need for Increased International Pressure Human Rights Watch 25 August 2009 https://www.hrw.org/en/news/2009/08/25/honduras-rights-report-shows-need-increased-international-pressure 28 August 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090827025307/http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2009/08/25/honduras-rights-report-shows-need-increased-international-pressure 27 August 2009 live that documented instances of sexual violence, excessive use of military force, arbitrary detentions, threats at gunpoint against judges responsible for habeas corpus detention and beating members of the media and several confirmed deaths and disappearances allegedly attributable to the de facto government. 19-year-old Isis Obed Murillo Mencías was shot in the head on 5 July when Zelaya's plane was trying to land at Toncontin Airport;Figueroa Laura Honduran teen's slaying propels youth movement The Miami Herald 13 July 2009 http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/v-fullstory/story/1138977.html 7 August 2009 https://archive.today/20240524110728/https://www.webcitation.org/5iqtk8yk3?url=http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/v-fullstory/story/1138977.html 24 May 2024 live Roger Iván Bados, former union leader, member of the Democratic Unification Party and Bloque Popular, shot dead on 11 July while entering his home in San Pedro Sula; 40-year-old campesino leader and Democratic Unification Party member Ramón García on 12 July, after he was forced by unknown people to get off a bus; 23-year-old Pedro Magdiel Muñoz Salvador, allegedly detained by police during anti-coup protests and taken to an El Paraíso police station on 24 July, was allegedly found at 6:30 am the following morning with 42 stab wounds;https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jAkMGKIUDg_ngUiZboxQbYj5_DPwD99LR86O3 Exiled Honduran leader makes 2nd trip to border Associated Press) 12 June 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090805091114/https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jAkMGKIUDg_ngUiZboxQbYj5_DPwD99LR86O3 5 August 2009 Emanuelsson Dick Atentado con bomba en sede de sindicato hondureño Tercera Informacion 28 July 2009 http://www.tercerainformacion.es/?Atentado-con-bomba-en-sede-de 7 August 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20110720143703/http://www.tercerainformacion.es/?Atentado-con-bomba-en-sede-de 20 July 2011 dead es COFADEH Comité de Familiares de Detenidos Desaparecidos en Honduras Communiqué on the murder of Pedro Magdiel Muñoz Salvador Derechos Human Rights 26 July 2009 http://www.derechos.org/nizkor/honduras/doc/golpe97en.html 7 August 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20190515024317/http://www.derechos.org/nizkor/honduras/doc/golpe97en.html 15 May 2019 live 38-year-old high school teacher Roger Abraham Vallejo Soriano, shot in the head allegedly by security forces during protests on 31 July, died on 1 Augusthttp://www.tiempo.hn/secciones/crisis-politica/1566-desalojan-carretera-con-bombas-lacrimogenas Hieren a manifestante en Tegucigalpa Diario El Tiempo 30 July 2009 30 July 2009 es dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090802095249/http://www.tiempo.hn/secciones/crisis-politica/1566-desalojan-carretera-con-bombas-lacrimogenas 2 August 2009 http://www.tiempo.hn/secciones/crisis-politica/1735-fallece-mestro-seguidor-de-zelaya-herido-durante-marcha-en-honduras Fallece maestro seguidor de Zelaya herido durante marcha en Honduras El Tiempo 1 August 2009 1 August 2009 es dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090804074241/http://www.tiempo.hn/secciones/crisis-politica/1735-fallece-mestro-seguidor-de-zelaya-herido-durante-marcha-en-honduras 4 August 2009 On 3 July, Radio América journalist Gabriel Fino Noriega was murdered near La Ceiba.http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=28957&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html journalist Gabriel Fino Noriega and calls for lifting of restrictions on press freedom Portal.unesco.org 30 August 2010 https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20151215021944/http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=28957&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html 15 December 2015 dead On or just before 4 August 2009, the National Telecommunications Commission (CONATEL) terminated Radio Globo's transmission frequency rights.Gobierno de facto anuncia el cierre de Radio Globo COFADEH es 5 August 2009 http://www.medioscomunitarios.org/honduras/pag/index.php?id=33&idn=7811 5 August 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091029175449/http://www.cofadeh.org/html/noticias/golpe_estado_co9natel_quiere_cerrar_radio_globo.html 29 October 2009 dead The Paris-based press freedom group Reporters Without Borders released a statement on 29 June stating that, "The suspension or closure of local and international broadcast media indicates that the coup leaders want to hide what is happening." https://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSN29399379 1 July 2009 Reuters Mica Rosenberg Honduran army smothers media after coup 29 June 2009 Carlos Lauría of the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists said: "The de facto government clearly used the security forces to restrict the news... Hondurans did not know what was going on. They clearly acted to create an information vacuum to keep people unaware of what was actually happening." However, in an interview published on 9 July 2009 in The Washington Post, Ramón Custodio López, Honduras's human rights ombudsman, said he had received no official complaints from journalists: "This is the first I have heard about an occupation or military raid of a station," he said. "I try to do the best job I can, but there are things that escape my knowledge."https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/09/AR2009070902820.html In Honduras, One-Sided News of Crisis 9 July 2009 The Washington Post Juan Forero 10 July 2009 On 21 August 2009, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) dispatched a six-member delegation which reported accusations it received. The delegation was told of alleged violent confrontations and arbitrary arrests. Someone even accused police of rape. Some alleged that judges were threatened "at gunpoint". According to the received allegations, 3,500 and 4,000 people had been arrested. The IACHR also received accusations that the government has threatened, detained and beaten members of the media. Based on the statements it received, the delegation concluded that there was "an atmosphere of intimidation that inhibits the free exercise of freedom of expression". On the same day, 93 academics and authors, mostly from United States universities, criticised Human Rights Watch's lack of statements and reports on Honduras between 8 July and 21 August.Grandin Greg Greg Grandin Adrienne Pine Over 90 Experts Call on Human Rights Watch to Speak Out on Honduras Abuses Common Dreams 22 August 2009 http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2009/08/21 22 August 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090829195013/http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2009/08/21 29 August 2009 live December 2009 Four days later, Human Rights Watch published a summary of the IACHR report and stated that it had published reports up to 8 July and that human rights supporters had encouraged the IACHR to "directly [intervene]". ABC News (United States) claimed that HRW had "commissioned" the IACHR report.Hurtado Viviana Honduran Government Wages Campaign of Fear and Intimidation, Human Rights Group Alleges ABC News 26 August 2009 https://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=8419368 26 August 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090904212232/https://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=8419368 4 September 2009 live Violent confrontations with media continued from both Zelaya supporters and opponents during the week of 12 August 2009.http://www.rsf.org/In-new-wave-of-violence-against.html In new wave of violence against media, de facto regime "reaps what it sowed" Reporters Without Borders 17 August 2009 17 August 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090930184154/http://www.rsf.org/In-new-wave-of-violence-against.html 30 September 2009 dead On 10 October, Honduras' interim leaders put in place new rules that threaten broadcasters with closure for airing reports that "attack national security", further restricting media freedom following the closure of two opposition stations.New media measures take effect in Honduras Associated Press 10 October 2009 https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jAkMGKIUDg_ngUiZboxQbYj5_DPwD9B8J0DG2 11 October 2009June 2024 medicmedic Zelaya's secret return to Honduras Zelaya made two initial, open attempts to return to his country, which were rebuffed. On 5 July he attempted to return by air, and the Micheletti government responded by closing Toncontín International Airport and sending the military to guard the runways.November 2020 As thousands of Zelaya supporters gathered at the airport to meet him, one was confirmed dead and scores injured,https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8135358.stm Zelaya's jet blocked in Honduras BBC News 6 July 2009 5 July 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090706011713/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8135358.stm 6 July 2009 live when "several soldiers walked through [the crowd] and began firing indiscriminately".http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article6652940.ece Teenager killed in Honduras as soldiers fire on Zelaya supporters at airport Times Newspapers Ltd. 7 July 2009 London Hannah Strange 12 June 2010September 2024 medicmedic On 26 July, Zelaya briefly entered into Honduran territory, at a border crossing between Honduras and Nicaragua near Las Manos in El Paraíso Department.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8168326.stm Ousted Zelaya makes brief return BBC News 25 July 2009 3 August 2009 On 21 September 2009, Zelaya and his wife arrived at the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa. Zelaya stated that to reach the embassy he travelled through mountains for fifteen hours, and took back roads to avoid checkpoints, but he did not state from which country he entered Honduras. He stated to Canal 36 that "I am here in Tegucigalpa. I am here for the restoration of democracy, to call for dialogue". Michelletti initially denied that Zelaya had returned. After admitting the return, he issued a curfew and asked the Brazilian government to put Zelaya in Honduran custody to be put on trial. Brazilian foreign minister Celso Amorim stated that Brazil did not aid Zelaya's return. Thousands of Zelaya supporters soon congregated around the embassy. Security Vice-Minister Mario Perdomo ordered checkpoints to be placed on highways leading to Tegucigalpa, to "stop those people coming to start trouble". Defense Minister Lionel Sevilla suspended all air flights to Tegucigalpa. Late that day, Honduran security forces used tear gas and batons to disperse the crowds outside the Brazilian embassy. The interim government also surrounded the area with military and several agencies reported that 'hooded men' had stormed the building next to the embassy. About 50 pro-Zelaya supporters have been reported wounded by police. Electricity was cut off to the embassy area and Canal 36 TV; however, Radio Globo sent out a broadcast that included a call for generators and a pledge by the head of the electrical workers union to send technicians which shortly led to power being restored to the immediate area. The curfew was then extended until 6:00 pm the following day, a drastic measure because it means that all workplaces will be closed during daylight hours.Al Jazeera English – Americas – Tensions rise in Honduran standoff http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2009/09/200992315544655365.html https://web.archive.org/web/20090924101922/http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2009/09/200992315544655365.html 24 September 2009 live 25 September 2009 https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8267982.stm BBC News Zelaya 'will rebuild democracy' 21 September 2009 12 June 2010https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090922/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_honduras_coup https://web.archive.org/web/20090925014907/http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090922/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_honduras_coup dead Deposed Honduran president holed up in embassy - Yahoo! News 25 September 2009 news.yahoo.comAFP https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5j0_WWFY5CACq0zLIHY03N12ZVZlQ https://archive.today/20130104000335/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5j0_WWFY5CACq0zLIHY03N12ZVZlQ dead 4 January 2013 Google hosted news 21 September 2009 30 August 2010 https://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/22/world/americas/22honduras.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=a1 The New York Times Elisabeth Malkin Ousted Leader Returns to Honduras 22 September 2009 12 June 2010Ousted President Outwits Foes With Secret Journey to Brazilian Embassy in the Capital, Guardian News & Media http://www.buzzle.com/articles/310478.html https://web.archive.org/web/20110610055452/http://www.buzzle.com/articles/310478.html 10 June 2011 usurped 25 September 2009 Installed inside the embassy, Zelaya complained of harassment from the Micheletti government aided by Israeli mercenaries. He claimed they had installed a mobile phone jammer, which he showed to the press,Pablo Ordaz es Mercenarios israelíes, ultrasonidos y suicidios fingidos 24 September 2009 El País http://www.elpais.com/articulo/internacional/Mercenarios/israelies/ultrasonidos/suicidios/fingidos/elpepuint/20090924elpepuint_7/Tes 26 September 2009 https://archive.today/20130122160636/http://www.elpais.com/articulo/internacional/Mercenarios/israelies/ultrasonidos/suicidios/fingidos/elpepuint/20090924elpepuint_7/Tes 22 January 2013 live and assaulted the occupants of the embassy with toxic gases and radiation,Frances Robles They're torturing me, Honduras' Manuel Zelaya claims http://www.miamiherald.com/honduras/v-fullstory/story/1248828.html Miami Herald 24 September 2009 25 September 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20091007013830/http://www.miamiherald.com/honduras/v-fullstory/story/1248828.html 7 October 2009 which allegedly caused nose or stomach bleeding or related symptoms in over 25 people inside the embassy.http://www.tiempo.hn/secciones/crisis-politica/4447-marco-rosa-confirma-intoxicacion-dentro-de-la-embajada-de-brasil Marco Rosa confirma intoxicación dentro de la embajada de Brasil El Tiempo (Honduras) 25 September 2009 25 September 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090928032919/http://www.tiempo.hn/secciones/crisis-politica/4447-marco-rosa-confirma-intoxicacion-dentro-de-la-embajada-de-brasil 28 September 2009 dead On 24 September, Brazil called an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council. http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/09/23/honduras.brazil.un/index.html 25 September 2009 CNN Micheletti defends response to Zelaya's return to Honduras 24 September 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091029060656/http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/09/23/honduras.brazil.un/index.html 29 October 2009 live The Brazilian foreign minister Celso Amorim told the Security Council that "since the day it has sheltered President Zelaya at its premises, the Brazilian Embassy has been virtually under siege" and that "it has been submitted to acts of harassment and intimidation by the de facto authorities".S-PV-6192 Security Council Verbatim Report 6192 2 pg002-bk08-pa04 25 September 2009 Mr. Amorim Brazil 29 September 2009UN Security Council defends inviolability of Brazilian embassy in Honduras Xinhua. Retrieved 25 September 2009. The UN Security Council defended the inviolability of Brazilian embassy and "called upon the de facto government of Honduras to cease harassing the Brazilian embassy and to provide all necessary utilities and services, including water, electricity, food and continuity of communications". https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8275988.stm 25 September 2009 BBC News UN condemns Honduras 'harassment' 25 September 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090930145951/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8275988.stm 30 September 2009 live Amnesty International representative Susan Lee described human rights violations by Micheletti's security forces following Zelaya's return as "alarming".Beatings and detentions follow Honduras demonstrations Amnesty International 24 September 2009 https://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/news/beatings-and-detentions-follow-honduras-demonstrations-20090924 24 September 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090928023132/http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/news/beatings-and-detentions-follow-honduras-demonstrations-20090924 28 September 2009 live These included a "sharp rise in police beatings" and hundreds of arrests of political demonstrators throughout Honduras, and intimidation of human rights defenders by police firing tear gas canisters into the building of the human rights NGO Comité de Familiares de Detenidos Desaparecidos en Honduras (COFADEH), at a moment when about 100 people were in the COFADEH office, many who were in COFADEH to report human rights violations earlier that day. Dozens of the protestors detained were held in unauthorised detention sites in Tegucigalpa on 22 September. Amnesty International also reported limits imposed by the de facto authorities on free speech, in which Radio Globo and the TV channel 36 "suffered power stoppages or constant interruptions to their transmissions which prevented them from broadcasting". Susan Lee stated "The only way forward is for the de facto authorities to stop the policy of repression and violence and instead respect the rights of freedom of expression and association." On 28 September 2009, after pressure from home and abroad, Micheletti said that he would lift his decree suspending civil liberties. As of 2 October 2009, Mr. Micheletti had not done so, but told a visiting delegation of Republican members of the US Congress that he would lift the decree and restore civil liberties by Monday, 5 October 2009 at the latest, according to a spokesman for a member of the delegation.Malkin Elisabeth A Promise to Restore Civil Liberties Is Slow to Become Reality in Honduras The New York Times 2 October 2009 https://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/03/world/americas/03honduras.html?_r=1&ref=todayspaper 3 October 2009 On 5 October 2009, Micheletti said that he was lifting the decree but also said that the pro-Zelaya media that had been closed down by the de facto government, Radio Globo and Canal 36 TV, would have to appear before the courts to regain their broadcast permits.Honduras repeals emergency decree CNN 6 October 2009 http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/10/06/honduras.turmoil/ 6 October 2009 On 19 October 2009, the decree was reversed in the official gazette.Rosenberg Mica Gustavo Palencia Honduras de facto leader lifts ban on media, protests Reuters 19 October 2009 http://ca.reuters.com/article/topNews/idCATRE59I43L20091019/ https://web.archive.org/web/20110809152001/http://ca.reuters.com/article/topNews/idCATRE59I43L20091019 dead 9 August 2011 19 October 2009 Negotiations and accord Guaymuras dialogue - Tegucigalpa/San José accord On 29 October 2009, the de facto Micheletti government signed an agreement with Zelaya's negotiators that would allow the Honduran Congress to vote on whether the ousted president would be restored and allowed to serve out the few remaining months of his term.Malkin Elisabeth Deal Reached in Honduras to Restore Ousted President The New York Times 30 October 2009 https://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/31/world/americas/31honduras.html?hp 30 October 2009 Zelaya chose not to give a list of candidates for the unity government to Micheletti, arguing that the Congress was unacceptably delaying the agreed-upon vote on his restoration. When Micheletti announced he had, unilaterally, formed the unity government without input from Zelaya, Zelaya declared the agreement "dead" early on 6 November. The United States sent diplomats to help to resurrect the pact, but Zelaya insisted that he would not accept any deal to restore him to office if it meant he must recognise the elections of 29 November. Elections Honduran general election, 2009 With Micheletti indicating that he would temporarily step down to allow voters to concentrate on the upcoming presidential elections,https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091120/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_honduras_coup Honduras interim president may take leave for vote 20 November 2009 AP via Yahoo News 27 November 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091123084648/http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091120/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_honduras_coup 23 November 2009 dead and congressional and judicial leadership refusing to reinstate Zelaya before the elections, Panamá,http://www.laestrella.com.pa/mensual/2009/11/14/contenido/13013531.asp Martinelli: Panamá reconocerá a ganador de elecciones en Honduras Martinelli: Panama will recognize the winner of elections in Honduras 14 November 2009 LaEstrella.com.pa 27 November 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20091117180025/http://www.laestrella.com.pa/mensual/2009/11/14/contenido/13013531.asp 17 November 2009 Costa Rica,https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091127/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_honduras_coup Costa Rica: Honduras vote must be backed if fair 27 November 2009 AP via Yahoo News 28 November 2009 May 2016 medicmedic and the United States indicated that they would support the outcome, but international support for the elections remained scant leading up to the polls. In the days preceding the elections, United States,http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2009/11/2009112843327135878.html US to recognise Honduras election – Americas Al Jazeera English 28 November 2009 19 October 2010 Israel, Italy, Colombia, Panama, Peru, Germany, Costa Rica and Japan also announced their intentions to recognise the results of the elections.Redacción http://elheraldo.hn/Especiales/Elecciones%20Generales%202009%20del%2001%20de%20octubre%20de%202009/Ediciones/2009/11/28/Noticias/Israel-apoya-las-elecciones-de-Honduras Israel apoya las elecciones de Honduras – Al Frente es ElHeraldo.hn 28 November 2009 30 August 2010 21 July 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110721095213/http://elheraldo.hn/Especiales/Elecciones%20Generales%202009%20del%2001%20de%20octubre%20de%202009/Ediciones/2009/11/28/Noticias/Israel-apoya-las-elecciones-de-Honduras dead Frank Dana No Fair Election in Honduras under Military Occupation http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/11/27-3?print Common Dreams 2022-03-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20120128185402/http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/11/27-3?print 2012-01-28 2009-11-27 deadGerman Parliament Votes to Support Honduran Elections http://www.hondurasthisweek.com/international/1766-german-parliament-votes-to-support-honduran-elections 2 December 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20151222140816/http://www.hondurasthisweek.com/international/1766-german-parliament-votes-to-support-honduran-elections 22 December 2015 https://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/28/world/americas/28honduras.html U.S. Approach to Honduras Raises Doubts in Latin America Ginger Thompson The New York Times 27 November 2009 14 June 2014https://www.laprensa.hn/honduras/japon-respalda-proceso-electoral-de-honduras-KBLP535681 Japón respalda proceso electoral de Honduras es Japan Supports Honduran Election Procedures 2022-03-31 La Prensa (Honduras) https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091130/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_honduras_elections Honduras hopes to move past coup with election (Version 2) 30 November 2009 AP via Yahoo News 30 November 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091203151236/http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091130/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_honduras_elections 3 December 2009 dead Organisations and individuals in Honduras, including the National Resistance Front against the coup d’État in Honduras,Pro-Zelaya organization issues ultimatum for Zelaya's restitution 6 November 2009 Xinhua News Agency http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-11/06/content_12398164.htm 6 November 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091109082937/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-11/06/content_12398164.htm 9 November 2009 dead Marvin Ponce of the Democratic Unification Party, and Bertha Oliva of Comité de Familiares de Detenidos Desaparecidos en Honduras,Honduras' Most Prominent Human Rights Expert Calls on Obama Administration to Denounce "Grave Human Rights Violations" Center for Economic and Policy Research 5 November 2009 http://www.cepr.net/index.php/press-releases/press-releases/honduras-human-rights-expert/ 6 November 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091120190638/http://www.cepr.net/index.php/press-releases/press-releases/honduras-human-rights-expert/ 20 November 2009 dead and internationally, including Mercosur,Mercosur warns it rejects any attempt to call new elections in Honduras Mercopress 25 July 2009 http://en.mercopress.com/2009/07/25/mercosur-warns-it-rejects-any-attempt-to-call-new-elections-in-honduras 9 August 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090730084050/http://en.mercopress.com/2009/07/25/mercosur-warns-it-rejects-any-attempt-to-call-new-elections-in-honduras/ 30 July 2009 live President Cristina Kirchner of Argentina and the Union of South American Nations,Union of South American Nations rejects elections under Honduran de facto regime 10 August 2009 Guelph Mercury/AP/The Canadian Press http://news.guelphmercury.com/Wire/News_Wire/World/article/520436 23 August 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20120225073618/http://news.guelphmercury.com/Wire/News_Wire/World/article/520436 25 February 2012 live said that elections held on 29 November under Micheletti would not be legitimate. On 29 November 2009, a presidential election was held, according to the Honduran constitution. Five candidates ran for president. Early returns indicate that conservative Porfirio Lobo was elected with around 55% of the votes.http://www.proceso.hn/2009/11/29/Pol%C3%ADtica/Tribunal.confirma.triunfo/18636.html Proceso Digital Proceso.hn 31 December 2006 30 August 2010 1 February 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140201191808/http://www.proceso.hn/2009/11/29/Pol%C3%ADtica/Tribunal.confirma.triunfo/18636.html dead Official numbers for the turnout of the election placed it at around 60%, which was subsequently officially revised down to 49% – a considerable decline on the 55% 2005 election turnout.http://www.france24.com/en/node/4940819 Honduras revises down participation in disputed polls 4 December 2009 AFP via France24 5 December 2009 May 2016 medicmedic The European Parliament did not send observers.Political situation in Honduras with a view to the elections on 29 November 2009 (debate). European Parliament, Wednesday, 11 November 2009 – Brussels However, observers were sent by the centre-right European People's Party, who reported a "high degree of civic maturity and exemplar democratic behaviour" during the elections.El Grupo PPE reconoce plena legitimidad a las elecciones de Honduras https://web.archive.org/web/20171215000753/http://www.eppgroup.eu/press/showpr.asp?PRControlDocTypeID=1&PRControlID=8931&PRContentID=15466&PRContentLG=en 15 December 2017 . EPP Group in the European Parliament Zelaya-reinstatement proposal rejected by Congress On 2 December, the National Congress debated regarding the possible reinstatement of Zelaya to the presidency. A vast majority of the lawmakers voted against Zelaya's reinstatement. The 128 member Congress voted 111 to 14 against reinstating Zelaya, affirming its 28 June decision.https://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/03/world/americas/03honduras.html Honduran Congress Votes Down Return by Zelaya The New York Times 3 December 2009 Elisabeth Malkin 12 June 2010 This decision was made as part of the Tegucigalpa/San Jose Accord, and called on the International Community to respect the decision. Almost all congressmen from Zelaya's own political party as well as the opposition National Party voted against the reinstatement, and supported the victory of Porfirio Lobo Sosa as the new president of Honduras in the November 2009 elections.https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091202/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_honduras_coup Honduran lawmakers debate ousted leader's future 2 December 2009 AP via Yahoo News 2 December 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091205200631/http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091202/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_honduras_coup 5 December 2009 dead Zelaya criticised the vote and urged governments not to restore ties with the incoming administration of Porfirio Lobo. "Today, the lawmakers at the service of the dominant classes ratified the coup d’état in Honduras," Zelaya said in a statement released shortly after the vote. "They have condemned Honduran to exist outside the rule of law.".https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091203/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_honduras_coup Honduran Congress votes against restoring Zelaya 3 December 2009 AP via Yahoo News 3 December 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091207015627/http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091203/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_honduras_coup 7 December 2009 dead On 4 December, Juan Barahona-led activists ended five months of daily protests demanding the reinstatement of Zelaya, saying they are moving on now that Congress has voted to keep Manuel Zelaya out of office. Juan Barahona, who had been leading protests since late June when Zelaya was forced out of the country, said that his supporters are "closing that chapter" of their struggle. Barahona said it's time for Hondurans who support policies in favour of the poor and other themes that Zelaya espoused to shift their focus to the 2013 elections. Second exile On 20 January 2010, the Dominican Republic and President-elect Porfirio Lobo agreed to a deal that would allow Zelaya to be transported safely from the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa where he had been, to the Dominican Republic upon Lobo taking office on 27 January. Lobo stated that he would ensure Zelaya would leave safely and "with dignity".http://washingtontimes.com/news/2010/jan/21/dr-honduras-reach-deal-zelaya/?feat=home_headlines D.R., Honduras reach deal on Zelaya Washington Times 21 January 2010 30 August 2010http://in.reuters.com/article/marketsNewsUS/idINN2015924620100121 Reuters UPDATE 2-Zelaya says may leave Honduras at end of mandate 21 January 2010 12 June 2010 31 December 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201231232056/https://in.reuters.com/article/marketsNewsUS/idINN2015924620100121 dead https://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/21/world/americas/21honduras.html Accord Reached to Let Honduran President Depart Elisabeth Malkin The New York Times 20 January 2010 14 June 2014 Lobo negotiated with Dominican President Leonel Fernández. Lobo also discussed the situation with former presidential candidates who signed a statement on the agreement, as well as requesting that sanctions placed against Honduras as a result of the incident be lifted.http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90852/6875371.html Honduran president-elect promises to safeguard Zelaya to leave for Dominican Republic – People's Daily Online People's Daily 30 August 2010 The next day, Zelaya agreed to the deal, while a close advisor said he would remain politically active and hope to later return to political activity.https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE60K58420100121 Reuters Zelaya to leave Honduras next week says adviser 21 January 2010 12 June 2010https://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/22/world/americas/22briefs-Honduras.html The New York Times Honduras: Ousted President Agrees to Leave Elisabeth Malkin 22 January 2010 12 June 2010 Zelaya's return after charges dropped In May 2011 a court in Honduras dropped all corruption charges against Zelaya, allowing him to return to Honduras.OAS lifts Honduras suspension after Zelaya agreement BBC News 1 June 2011 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-13622939 10 June 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110604170230/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-13622939 4 June 2011 live He did so on 28 May 2011 to a massive reception at Toncontin International Airport.Jesse Freeston. "Massive Turnout for Zelaya Launches New Chapter of Honduran Struggle" https://web.archive.org/web/20171201044205/http://therealnews.com/t2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=6854 1 December 2017 . The Real News Network. 1 June 2011."Zelaya Returns to Honduras Almost 2 Years After Ouster" https://web.archive.org/web/20161118152507/http://laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=395238&CategoryId=10718 18 November 2016 Latin America Herald Tribune, 28 May 2011. On 1 June the OAS voted to re-admit Honduras into the OAS. Future developments In 2015, a Supreme Court decision during the Juan Orlando Hernández administration invalidated Article 239 of the Constitution, allowing him to run for re-election in 2017 (and allowing all former presidents to run for the office again). Zelaya stated that he believed the court did not have a right to unilaterally terminate the Article, again calling for a referendum on the issue.Bow Juan Carlos 2015-04-24 Honduras modifica su Constitución para permitir la reelección https://elpais.com/internacional/2015/04/24/actualidad/1429839601_867027.html 2024-03-11 El País es 1134-6582The unconstitutionality of a constitutional reform: the case of Honduras https://constitutionnet.org/news/unconstitutionality-constitutional-reform-case-honduras 2024-03-11 ConstitutionNet en The decision bypassed the entrenched nature of the Article as it was overturned by a court decision, rather than an attempted amendment. After her election, President Xiomara Castro stated that she wished to seek annulment of the order repealing Article 239.2022-01-27 Nueva presidenta de Honduras pedirá anular la reelección e integrará comisión, con ayuda de ONU, para investigar corrupción https://historico.elsalvador.com/historico/921610/xiomara-castro-nueva-presidenta-honduras-pedira-anular-reeleccion-comision-combate-corrupcion.html 2024-03-11 Noticias de El Salvador es Reaction International reaction to the 2009 Honduran coup d'état Public opinion on the 2009 Honduran coup d'état No foreign government recognised Micheletti as president.https://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUSN1432774620090714?sp=true WRAPUP 2-Give talks a chance, U.S. tells Honduras rivals Reuters 14 July 2009 6 October 2009 John McPhaul US President Barack Obama, along with leaders and officials of governments throughout the hemisphere and the rest of the world, condemned the removal of President Zelaya as undemocratic and called the action taken against him a coup d’état.https://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUKTRE55S5J220090629 Obama says coup in Honduras is illegal Arshad Mohammed David Alexander 29 June 2009 Reuters 30 June 2009https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/01/AR2009100105015.html Kerry's Attempt to Block DeMint's Honduras Trip Reveals Policy Feud 2 October 2009 The Washington Post 2 October 2009http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2009/06/obama-says-coup-in-honduras-would-set-a-terrible-precedent-.html Obama Says Coup in Honduras Would Set a "Terrible Precedent" Sunlen Miller 29 June 2009 ABC News 30 June 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090802173405/http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2009/06/obama-says-coup-in-honduras-would-set-a-terrible-precedent-.html 2 August 2009 dead However, in the United States, the Congressional Research Service (a nonpartisan entity within the Library of Congress working on behalf of the United States Congress), after studying the relevant texts of Honduran law, determined that "The Supreme Court of Honduras has constitutional and statutory authority to ... request of the assistance of the public forces to enforce its rulings," and did not misapply its authority in this case: "Available sources indicate that the judicial and legislative branches applied constitutional and statutory law in the case against President Zelaya in a manner that was judged by the Honduran authorities from both branches of the government to be in accordance with the Honduran legal system."https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052970204518504574423570828980800 Hillary's Honduras Obsession; The U.S. is trying to force the country to violate its constitution. Wall Street Journal 21 September 2009https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB125373506454635023 Honduras's Interim Leaders Try to Regain Spotlight Wall Street Journal 25 September 2009 Americas-based international organisations such as the Organization of American States, Mercosur, and the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas also condemned the events. Over ten Latin American countries, as well as all European Union countries, agreed to withdraw their ambassadors from Honduras until Zelaya is returned to power.https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB124628267418867961 New Honduras Leader Faces Backlash From Coup Wall Street Journal 30 June 2009 8 July 2009 Paul Kiernan David Luhnow United Nations: A one-page resolution, passed by acclamation in the then 192-member body, condemned the removal of Zelaya as a coup and demanded his "immediate and unconditional restoration" as president.https://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/01/world/americas/01honduras.html?ref=world U.N. Backs Ousted Honduran Leader 30 June 2009 The New York Times 30 June 2009 Marc Lacey The resolution calls "firmly and categorically on all states to recognize no government other than that" of Zelaya.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8127503.stm UN backs Honduras leader's return 30 June 2009 BBC News 30 June 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090701011920/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8127503.stm 1 July 2009 live OAS: The OAS called for an emergency meeting on Sunday,http://www.emol.com/noticias/internacional/detalle/detallenoticias.asp?idnoticia=364842 28 June 2009 28 June 2009 OEA convoca una reunión de urgencia para analizar Golpe de Estado en Honduras es El Mercurio EFE 24 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924121709/http://www.emol.com/noticias/internacional/detalle/detallenoticias.asp?idnoticia=364842 dead where it approved a resolution demanding "the immediate, safe and unconditional return of the constitutional president, Manuel Zelaya".https://www.theguardian.com/world/feedarticle/8582484 Ousted president, replacement duel for Honduras WEISSERT Will 29 June 2009 The Guardian London 5 July 2009 Secretary General José Miguel Insulza called the situation "a military coup".http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2009/06/28/internacional/1246206021.html La comunidad internacional pide que se restablezca el orden constitucional 28 June 2009 El Mundo es 29 June 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090629205447/http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2009/06/28/internacional/1246206021.html 29 June 2009 live On 4 July 2009, the OAS carried out a prior ultimatum by unanimously suspending Honduras.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8134699.stm Americas group suspends Honduras 5 July 2009 news.bbc.co.uk BBC 6 July 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090705011648/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8134699.stm 5 July 2009 live United States: The United States Department of State condemned the ouster of Zelaya and continued to recognise him as the only constitutional president of Honduras.https://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE55R2AY20090628 U.S. says Zelaya is the only president of Honduras 28 June 2009 Reuters 28 June 2009 David MorganUS State Department https://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2009a/06/125452.htm Situation in Honduras 28 June 2009 28 June 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090715075153/http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2009a/06/125452.htm 15 July 2009 dead Although US officials characterised the events as a coup, suspended joint military operations on 1 July,Associated Press https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jAkMGKIUDg_ngUiZboxQbYj5_DPwD995SKV80 Honduras government's isolation grows after coup Weissert Will 1 July 2009 1 July 2009 June 2024 medicmedic suspended all non-emergency, non-immigrant visas,US State Department https://2009-2017.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2009/aug/128349.htm Temporary Suspension of Non-Immigrant Visa Services in Honduras Kelly Ian 25 August 2009 25 August 2009Reuters https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2009/08/25/us/politics/politics-us-honduras-usa.html U.S. To Reduce Visa Services in Honduras 25 August 2009 25 August 2009 August 2010 RjwilmsiBot and cut off certain non-humanitarian aid to Honduras,US State Department https://2009-2017.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2009/july/125762.htm U.S. Assistance to Honduras 7 July 2009 7 August 2009Reuters https://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE5744L120090805 U.S. appears to soften support for Honduras's Zelaya Cromwell Susan 5 August 2009 7 August 2009 they have held back from formally designating Zelaya's ouster a "military coup", which would require them to cut off almost all aid to Honduras.https://www.reuters.com/article/homepageCrisis/idUSN29520049._CH_.2400 https://web.archive.org/web/20090805074029/http://www.reuters.com/article/homepageCrisis/idUSN29520049._CH_.2400 dead 5 August 2009 U.S. holds off on cutting aid to Honduras 29 June 2009 Reuters Mohammmed Arshad 9 August 2009http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/06/30/politics/washingtonpost/main5125109.shtml U.S. Cautious on Calling Honduras a "Coup" 30 June 2009 The Washington Post Sheridan Mary Beth 9 August 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090825212714/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/06/30/politics/washingtonpost/main5125109.shtml 25 August 2009 deadUS State Department https://2009-2017.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2009/july/125564.htm Background Briefing on the Situation in Honduras 1 July 2009 8 August 2009https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOgd5LGbunQ https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/JOgd5LGbunQ 2021-12-21 live US Response to Honduran Coup YouTube 3 April 2010 9 November 2012 However, on 24 September, the Law Library of Congress issued a report stating that the Honduran Congress had constitutional power to remove Zelaya from office, but indicating that his expatriation was unconstitutional.https://www.loc.gov/law/help/honduras/constitutional-law-issues.php Honduras: Constitutional Law Issues Norma C. Gutiérrez 24 September 2009 Law Library of Congress 11 January 2012 On 29 October, LLOC refused to retract the report.http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2009/10/29/v-print/78045/library-of-congress-stands-by.html https://archive.today/20130128084925/http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2009/10/29/v-print/78045/library-of-congress-stands-by.html dead 28 January 2013 Library of Congress stands by report on Honduras coup Lesley Clark 29 October 2009 McClatchy Washington Bureau 11 January 2012 The State Department warned the Micheletti government that it might not recognise the results of 29 November elections if Zelaya were not allowed to return to power first, Honduras Regime Uses Noise Attack as U.S. Cuts Visas https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2009/10/21/world/international-uk-honduras.html Reuters The New York Times 21 October 2009 30 October 2009 August 2010 RjwilmsiBot but ultimately recognised the elections at the last second, despite Zelaya not having been returned to power."Briefing on the Honduran Elections" . U.S. Department of State. 30 November 2009. European Union: The European Union called on the Honduran military to release the president and "restore constitutional order". All EU ambassadors had left the country by 2 July.https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/eu-ambassadors-leave-honduras-1.801893 EU ambassadors leave Honduras 2 July 2009 CBC Canada 2 July 2009 The World Bank: World Bank President Robert Zoellick stated that the World Bank had "paused" all lending for development programs to Honduras, said to be around US$80 million for the next fiscal year.https://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSN30445897 World Bank 'pauses' loans to Honduras – Zoellick 30 June 2009 Reuters 1 July 2009 Lesley Wroughton The nine members of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas announced in a joint statement that they would not recognise any new government in Honduras.Chavez threatens military action over Honduras coupOctober 2025 medicmedic by Frank Jack Daniel and Enrique Andres Pretel, Reuters (reprinted by the National Post), 28 June 2009. CARICOM: In a press release, CARICOM denounced the coup and voiced its concern over the treatment of Honduran and diplomatic officials during the coup. "The Caribbean Community condemns the military action which has interrupted the democratic process in Honduras and which contravenes the principles of the Inter-American Democratic Charter. The Community therefore calls for the immediate reinstatement of President Zelaya."http://www.acs-aec.org/PressCenter/NewsReleases/2009/http://www.caricom.org/jsp/pressreleases/pres254_09.jsp Statement Issued by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on the Situation in Honduras CARICOM 30 June 2009 1 July 2009 September 2010 H3llBot The Association of Caribbean States condemned the coup in a statement and called for Zelaya's reinstatement. Additionally it stated, "we highlight our condemnation of the brutal treatment that Honduras military personnel gave to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Patricia Rodas as well as the Ambassadors of Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela. This situation is a serious violation of International law, and the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations."http://www.acs-aec.org/PressCenter/NewsReleases/2009/nr142009_en.htm Declaration of the ACS on the situation in Honduras Association of Caribbean States 28 June 2009 29 June 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110615232128/http://www.acs-aec.org/PressCenter/NewsReleases/2009/nr142009_en.htm 15 June 2011 Mercosur and Paraguay: President of Paraguay and current president pro tempore of Mercosur Fernando Lugo condemned the coup and said that no member state of Mercosur will recognise a Honduran government that is not led by Manuel Zelaya. Lugo also called for those behind the coup to be punished by serving prison sentences.http://www.telecinco.es/informativos/internacional/noticia/979548/979548 Mercosur condena el golpe militar y exige la inmediata restitución de zelaya Telecinco es 29 June 2009 29 June 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090630052932/http://www.telecinco.es/informativos/internacional/noticia/979548/979548 30 June 2009 dead UNASUR and Chile: Chilean president Michelle Bachelet, speaking on behalf of her government and UNASUR, condemned the coup.http://www.emol.com/noticias/nacional/detalle/detallenoticias.asp?idnoticia=364879 Gobierno chileno condenó Golpe de Estado en Honduras 28 June 2009 El Mercurio Online es 28 June 2009 The Inter-American Development Bank (IADB): IADB President Luis Alberto Moreno stated that the IADB is pausing all new loans to Honduras until democracy is restored.https://www.reuters.com/article/bondsNews/idUSN0151377620090701 IADB says pausing loans to Honduras over coup 1 July 2009 Reuters 1 July 2009 The Central American Bank for Economic Integration: Central America's development bank says it is provisionally freezing credits to Honduras.https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gsIT2R-Ci3UL5yAitQ0dz3WYQ_GwD9AB09800 Central American bank freezes Honduras loans 27 August 2009 Associated Press 27 August 2009 June 2024 medicmedic Reactions of individual countries are dealt with in the International reaction to the 2009 Honduran coup d’état. See also Honduras Elections in Honduras Executive branch of the government of Honduras Government of Honduras Legal history in Honduras Politics of Honduras References External links Honduran Constitution es Supreme Court documentation of Zelaya prosecution es Armed Forces of Honduras Timeline of events with many scanned documentsJune 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes es Images https://archive.today/20130127164215/http://www.laverdadenhonduras.com/index.php/imagenes Slideshows el by the Verdad en Honduras Unrest in Honduras slideshow by the Los Angeles Times "Honduran Military Launches Coup" by The Wasthington Post Honduras Coup Photos from Daylife "Military Coup in Honduras"—Slideshow by CBS News "In Pictures: Honduran President Ousted" by BBC News "Honduras: Protests Against Presidential Coup"—Slideshow by The Huffington Post Video "Democracy is Alive and Strong in Honduras", giving a version of events alleged to have led to Zelaya's removal from office The Real News Network report with video (https://web.archive.org/web/20130623011211/http://therealnews.com/t2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=4259 23 June 2013 ) featuring Zelaya stating: "The only position in Honduras that cannot be reelected is the president. But, reelection will be a topic of the coming National Constitutional Assembly." (subtitled, from 10:04–10:22) Surveillance camera footage showing how $2 million in cash was transported from the Central Bank of Honduras to the office of Zelaya's chief of staff Honduran Elections Exposed—Investigative journalist Jesse Freeston reports from inside the Honduran Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) with proof that the TSE invented fake participation figures. Analysis "21st Century Socialism Comes to the Honduran Banana Republic", Council on Hemispheric Affairs, 25 May 2009 "Honduran Taliban Vows to Protect Sharks" by Jesse Freeston, Pulse Media, 1 October 2010. "Crisis in Honduras – What was really behind the removal of President Manuel Zelaya, and is he likely to be reinstated?", Poder magazine's October 2009 issue "Mel fought the law, and the law won"January 2025 medicmedic, a timeline of events by F. W. Blake on the Honduras Weekly "In a Coup in Honduras, Ghosts of Past U.S. Policies" by Helene Cooper, The New York Times, 29 June 2009. "Totalitarian Rightists Put Orwellian Spin on Honduras Coup" by John Nichols, The Nation, 2 July 2009 "Honduras' non-coup – Under the country's Constitution, the ouster of President Manuel Zelaya was legal", Miguel A. Estrada, Miguel A. Estrada, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2009 "Understanding the Mess in Honduras" by William Ratliff, Forbes, 28 September 2009 "In Honduras Coup, the Truth Is as Strange as Any 'Banana Republic' Fiction" by Philip Sherwell, The Daily Telegraph, 5 July 2009 "Why Honduras Sent Zelaya Away" by Mary Anastasia O'Grady, The Wall Street Journal, 13 July 2009 "Waiting for Zelaya" by Greg Grandin, The Nation, 28 July 2009 "The Millennium Challenge Corporation and Economic Sanctions: A Comparison of Honduras With Other Countries", Center for Economic and Policy Research, August 2009 "HONDURAS: CONSTITUTIONAL LAW ISSUES" https://web.archive.org/web/20110710195916/http://blog.erlingsson.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Schock_CRS_Report_Honduras.pdf 10 July 2011 , US Congress, The Law Library of Congress, Directorate of Legal Research for Foreign, Comparative, and International Law, August 2009 "Golpe de Estado contra el Presidente Zelaya. Consecuencias de la impunidad en Honduras", Derechos Human Rights Honduran Constitutional Crisis Constitutional Crisis Honduras 2009 Constitutional Crisis