2009 Honduran constitutional crisis

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The 2009 Honduran coup d'état is an ongoing alleged military coup d'état that started in Honduras on 28 June 2009. President Manuel Zelaya was arrested by his country's army, allegedly acting on a court order, and was held in an airbase outside Tegucigalpa and flown to San José, Costa Rica. The ambassadors of Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua were also kidnapped by the military, according to a Venezuelan official at the OAS.

With the president absent, the Constitution mandates that the head of Congress, Roberto Micheletti, acts as provisional head of state.

Honduran Foreign Minister Patricia Rodas has called on the public to "fight in the streets for the president to return to Honduras."

Background

President Manuel Zelaya's decision to follow through with a constitutional referendum on June 28, 2009 that was rejected by Congress and ruled illegal by the Supreme Court, has provoked a serious political crisis in the country. The miitary is in charge of elections in Honduras but the head of the army refused to pass out the ballots. Zelaya removed him from his position but the Supreme Court ordered him reinstated. The government staged a protest in a military base and took possession of the ballots. On June 28, they were seized by the military.

International reaction

The Organization of American States has called for an emergency meeting. Secretary-General José Miguel Insulza called it a military coup.

The European Union called on the Honduran military to release the president and restore constitutional order.

United States President Barack Obama is said to be "deeply concerned" about the developments in Honduras. He called on all political and social actors in Honduras to respect democratic norms, the rule of law and the tenets of the Inter-American Democratic Charter.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez called the "coup" worthy of "troglodytes" and call for Obama to speak out because the US "has a lot to do" with what happens in Honduras. Bolivian President Evo Morales joined Chávez in the condemnation.

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