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José Manuel Zelaya Rosales (born September 20, 1952) [2] is a Honduran politician who served as the 35th president of Honduras from 2006 until his forcible removal in the 2009 coup d'état, and who since January 2022 serves as the first first gentleman of Honduras since 2022.
President Manuel Zelaya's alleged repeated violations of the Honduran constitution Promotion of the cuarta urna proposal; Protests against Zelaya government; Resulted in: President Manuel Zelaya deposed by the Honduran Army on orders from the Supreme Court of Honduras. Roberto Micheletti becomes de facto President and orders curfew
The constitution of Honduras requires that the President files the budget by September 15. Zelaya refused. He claimed that it was impossible to come up with numbers. [9] [10] Julio Raudales, Zelaya's former deputy minister, said the budgetary black hole cost the country some $400 million in funding. [10]
Honduras declared itself independent on 15 November 1838, and a constitution was formally adopted in January 1839. After a period of instability, conservative General Francisco Ferrera became the first elected president of the country for a two-year term, but then extended his de facto control of the nation for the next five years.
U.S. Ambassador to Honduras Laura Dogu had earlier told local TV reporters the United States was concerned after a meeting last week between Honduran Defense Minister Jose Manuel Zelaya and his ...
Washington urged Honduras to reconsider its intention to leave a long-standing extradition treaty on Thursday, as Honduran President Xiomara Castro warned of a plot against her leftist government ...
Americas: The OAS called for an emergency meeting on Sunday, [13] [263] where it approved a resolution demanding "the immediate, safe and unconditional return of the constitutional president, Manuel Zelaya". [264] Secretary General José Miguel Insulza called the situation "a military coup". [265]
The video clips showing ex-lawmaker Carlos Zelaya, the brother of Castro's husband, former President Manuel Zelaya, meeting in 2013 with Los Cachiros drug gang leaders were published on Tuesday by ...