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Jun 30 2009
Honduras Coup First Since 1972
Posted by in Current Affairs, Latin America
On June 28, 2009, the Honduran military stormed the Presidential residence in the capital city of Tegucigalpa, and arrested President Manuel Zelaya. The deposed President was then taken to an air base, put on a plane, and flown into exile in Costa Rica. Upon landing in Costa Rica, President Zelaya claimed that he remained the legal president of Honduras. Meanwhile, after his departure from Honduras…Read the rest of the article at http://www.historyguy.com/honduras_coup_2009.htm
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