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September 22, 2009

Ousted Honduran President Zelaya Returns
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Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya sneaked back into Honduras on
Monday, almost three months after he was toppled in a coup. Zelaya has
taken refuge in the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa in order to avoid
arrest. After Zelaya’s dramatic return, the coup government ordered a
curfew, but thousands of Zelaya supporters defied the ban and rallied
outside the Brazilian embassy. Earlier this morning police fired tear
gas outside the embassy. Speaking from Caracas, Venezuelan President
Hugo Chavez praised Zelaya.

Hugo Chavez: “You have carried out a heroic act that will remain in the
history of Honduras and Latin America for the dignity of your people,
who are just like our people.”



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