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'''Roberto Micheletti Bain''' (born August 13, 1948) is the disputed ] of ] since June 28, 2009.<ref name="Venezuala"/> He is a member of the ]. He has been proclaimed president by the ] during the ] against president ] concerning the ].<ref>http://www.laprensagrafica.com/el-salvador/lodeldia/42701-micheletti-podria-asumir-en-honduras.html</ref> <ref>http://www.lapagina.com.sv/internacionales/11730/2009/06/28/Micheletti-seria-el-nuevo-presidente-de-Honduras</ref> In 2008 he sought his party's nomination to run for president in the November 2009 election, but was defeated by Vice President ]. | '''Roberto Micheletti Bain''' (born August 13, 1948) is the disputed ] since June 28, 2009.<ref name="Venezuala"/> He is a member of the ]. He has been proclaimed president by the ] during the ] against president ] concerning the ].<ref>http://www.laprensagrafica.com/el-salvador/lodeldia/42701-micheletti-podria-asumir-en-honduras.html</ref> <ref>http://www.lapagina.com.sv/internacionales/11730/2009/06/28/Micheletti-seria-el-nuevo-presidente-de-Honduras</ref> In 2008 he sought his party's nomination to run for president in the November 2009 election, but was defeated by Vice President ]. | ||
With the president absent, the Constitution mandates that the head of Congress, Roberto Micheletti, acts as provisional head of state as Vice-President ] had resigned earlier that . Micheletti was sworn in by the Congress on a show of hands on Sunday afternoon 28 June<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/28/AR2009062801569.html</ref> for a term that ends on 27 January 2010<ref>http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/congress-names-new-interim-honduran-president-20090629-d1fb.html</ref>. | With the president absent, the Constitution mandates that the head of Congress, Roberto Micheletti, acts as provisional head of state as Vice-President ] had resigned earlier that . Micheletti was sworn in by the Congress on a show of hands on Sunday afternoon 28 June<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/28/AR2009062801569.html</ref> for a term that ends on 27 January 2010<ref>http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/congress-names-new-interim-honduran-president-20090629-d1fb.html</ref>. |
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Roberto Micheletti | |
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President of Honduras Acting | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office 28 June 2009 | |
Preceded by | Manuel Zelaya |
Personal details | |
Born | (1948-09-13) 13 September 1948 (age 76) |
Political party | Liberal Party |
Roberto Micheletti Bain (born August 13, 1948) is the disputed President of Honduras since June 28, 2009. He is a member of the Liberal Party of Honduras. He has been proclaimed president by the National Congress of Honduras during the 2009 Honduran political crisis against president Manuel Zelaya concerning the Honduran constitutional referendum, 2009. In 2008 he sought his party's nomination to run for president in the November 2009 election, but was defeated by Vice President Elvin Ernesto Santos.
With the president absent, the Constitution mandates that the head of Congress, Roberto Micheletti, acts as provisional head of state as Vice-President Elvin Ernesto Santos had resigned earlier that year. Micheletti was sworn in by the Congress on a show of hands on Sunday afternoon 28 June for a term that ends on 27 January 2010.
He has been the President (speaker) of the National Congress of Honduras since January 2006. Although in the same Liberal Party of Honduras as Zelaya there had been conflict between them before the coup against Zelaya.
References
- ^ http://www.venezuelanalysis.com/news/4556
- http://www.laprensagrafica.com/el-salvador/lodeldia/42701-micheletti-podria-asumir-en-honduras.html
- http://www.lapagina.com.sv/internacionales/11730/2009/06/28/Micheletti-seria-el-nuevo-presidente-de-Honduras
- http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/28/AR2009062801569.html
- http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/congress-names-new-interim-honduran-president-20090629-d1fb.html
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Preceded byManuel Zelaya | President of Honduras Acting 2009–present |
Incumbent |
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