Honduras ex-leader Manuel Zelaya begins exile

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Honduras ex-leader Manuel Zelaya begins exile
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4 K. v6 s3 m9 f) ]' ~' P4 X) \Honduras ex-leader Manuel Zelaya begins exile
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' K6 g5 d& m9 z! s+ z+ j; ZDeposed Honduran leader Manuel Zelaya has arrived Ray Ban sunglassesin the Dominican Republic, beginning his exile and ending seven months of turmoil in Honduras.


# O0 K" b, C( \- X$ A3 F+ I& H& T. `) AHundreds of supporters,beads, many waving flags, watched him leave the airport in the Honduran capital, Tegucigalpa.
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! Z0 |1 x$ M' c4 Q- o+ S" q3 uHis departure marks the end of efforts to return to office after soldiers forced him into exile at gunpoint on 28 June over a constitutional dispute.

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: E3 ^7 c; C, B6 a% tNewly-elected President Porfirio Lobo had offered him safe passage.


: V" p8 S! f. x4 AUnder a deal struck by the two men, Mr Zelaya agreed to fly to exile #x as a way to avoid prosecution in Honduras on charges that he violated the constitution while in office.
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3 c8 r2 v4 O7 x: L: ^$ A; `+ e' t2 oMr Lobo said the measure - first proposed months ago in failed mediation talks in Costa Rica - was needed as part of a process of reconciliation.
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# L0 D& V& z5 \! Q) ]$ F. mMr Zelaya travelled to the Dominican Republic on the presidential plane, accompanied by the country's president, Leonel Fernandez, who attended the swearing-in ceremony for Mr Lobo hours before.
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Mr Zelaya's wife, Xiomara Castro, his two young sons Ray Ban sunglassesand his political advisor, Rasel Tome, also travelled with him.

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* |" I6 d0 X1 w4 v6 c) \Fond farewell


1 T4 L6 L" w2 l5 I8 S) N3 E* S4 B# RMr Zelaya was taken to the Tegucigalpa airport in a convoy of around 15 vehicles.

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"See you later Papa Mel. God bless you," read one supporter's placard, using Mr Zelaya's nickname.
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He has spent the past four months sheltering in the Brazilian embassy, after returning in secret in September.
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. G& I  }- L+ t$ m* u/ u% mHis June ousting provoked international condemnation but diplomatic attempts to persuade the interim government to allow Mr Zelaya to return to office proved futile.

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% b9 B4 \$ x2 TWith opinion divided in Honduras and internationally, several nations have refused to recognise the legitimacy of the November election, in which Mr Lobo defeated Mr Zelaya.
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( k5 m" \+ W* @! CMr Lobo's first act upon taking office was to sign a decree giving amnesty to the soldiers, politicians and judges who brought about the June ousting.
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Mr Zelaya was removed amid a dispute over his plans to hold a vote on whether a constituent assembly should be set up to look at rewriting the constitution.
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His critics said the vote, which was ruled illegal by the Supreme Court, #x aimed to remove the current one-term limit on serving as president and pave the way for his possible re-election.

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Mr Zelaya repeatedly said he had no interest in staying in power Ray Ban sunglassesbut wanted to rewrite an outdated constitution to guarantee fairer representation for all Hondurans.
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