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NEWS ABOUT: Roberto Micheletti

Roberto Micheletti stories: 12 news summaries

 Honduras Unity Deal Fails 

Plan to reinstate Zelaya falls apart as deadline passes

Nov 6, 09 5:31 AM CST
(Newser) - The US-brokered deal to end the political standoff in Honduras has collapsed, says ousted president Manuel Zelaya, although the interim president installed after Zelaya's ouster doesn't agree even on that. "The accord is dead," Zelaya said from the Brazilian Embassy, where he has been holed up since slipping... More »

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military coup • Central America • Honduras • Manuel Zelaya • Roberto Micheletti

 Honduras' 
 Ousted Prez 
 Returning 
 to Office 

Deal lets Manuel Zelaya serve remaining 3 months

Oct 30, 09 7:54 AM CDT
(AP) - Honduras' 4-month political standoff appears to be over. After intense lobbying from US diplomats, the coup-installed interim president, Roberto Micheletti, has agreed to allow ousted President Manuel Zelaya to return to office to serve his remaining 3 months. Congress, which backed the June coup that sent Zelaya packing, is expected... More »

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Latin America • Honduras • Organization of American States • Manuel Zelaya • Roberto Micheletti

 Coup Leaders Crack 
 Down in Honduras 

Regime curtails freedoms as Zelaya remains holed up

Sep 28, 09 8:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - The interim government in Honduras moved to prevent protests late last night, outlawing public assemblies and giving the army broad new arrest powers. Manuel Zelaya, who has been holed up for a week in Tegucigalpa's Brazilian embassy alongside about 65 family members, has called on his supporters to take to... More »

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Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva • embassy • Central America • Honduras • coup d'etat • Manuel Zelaya • Roberto Micheletti

 Honduran Leaders 
 Will Reopen Talks 

Micheletti agrees to open dialogue with ousted president

Sep 25, 09 1:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - The ousted president and acting president of Honduras have agreed to reopen dialogue after the recently returned Manuel Zelaya announced he would accept the results of a November election. Zelaya and Roberto Micheletti held separate meetings with four presidential candidates yesterday and may meet face to face soon, according to... More »

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United Nations • Honduras • election • Manuel Zelaya • Roberto Micheletti

(Newser) - Honduras' tense political situation may be coming to a head. Riot police clashed with supporters of ousted President Manuel Zelaya today outside the Brazilian embassy, where Zelaya has been holed up for a day since sneaking back into the country. Police fired tear gas at the protesters, who returned fire... More »

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Brazil • embassy • Honduras • Manuel Zelaya • Roberto Micheletti

 Zelaya Returns to Honduras 

Ousted leader announces return on TV, but interim government denies it

Sep 21, 09 2:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - Manuel Zelaya is back in Honduras, the ousted president told a Honduran TV station today, prompting thousands of his supporters to gather outside the UN building in the capital to celebrate. “I am here for the restoration of democracy, to call for dialogue,” Zelaya declared. The US State... More »

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United Nations • State Department • Nicaragua • Central America • Honduras • coup d'etat • Manuel Zelaya • Roberto Micheletti

Castro: Restore Honduran Prez, or Expect More Coups

Other Latin American coups will follow from US-trained forces

Jul 11, 09 2:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama and Fidel Castro finally agree on something: Both think Honduran President Manuel Zelaya should be returned to power, Reuters reports. Writing on the website of a state-run newspaper, Castro warned that if Zelaya’s ouster isn’t overturned, “a wave of coups threatens to sweep many Latin... More »

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Barack Obama • Fidel Castro • Cuba • Honduras • coup d'etat • Manuel Zelaya • Roberto Micheletti

 Honduras Quits OAS 


Jul 4, 09 1:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - Honduras beat the Organization of American States to the punch by quitting the organization today before its membership could be suspended, the New York Times reports. The OAS has been critical of what it calls an illegal coup in Honduras and was to meet today to consider expulsion. Honduras’... More »

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military coup • Honduras • Organization of American States • Manuel Zelaya • Jose Miguel Insulza • Roberto Micheletti

 Honduras Considers 
 Early Election 

Interim gov't may hold Zelaya-free election in effort to end political crisis

Jul 3, 09 2:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - The interim government installed by the military coup in Honduras is considering holding an early election to defuse the country's political crisis, Reuters reports. Roberto Michelletti, who heads up the caretaker government, says he is "in total agreement" with moving forward November's presidential election, in which ousted president Manuel... More »

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Latin America • Honduras • election • coup d'etat • Manuel Zelaya • Roberto Micheletti

(Newser) - Honduras' dicey political situation could come to a head this weekend. Ousted President Manuel Zelaya tells Bloomberg he will return to the country in the next few days, and he expects US support when he does. “Their words are strong,” he said. “We’re going to see... More »

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president • Central America • Honduras • Organization of American States • coup d'etat • Manuel Zelaya • Roberto Micheletti • Jim DeMint


 Pentagon Cuts Ties 
 With Honduras 

Central American nation isolated as OAS sets ultimatum

Jul 2, 09 5:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - As thousands of Hondurans protested yesterday in dueling rallies backing both ousted President Manuel Zelaya and the military-backed government that came to power last weekend, the Central American nation grows further isolated, reports the AP. The Pentagon yesterday suspended joint US-Honduran military operations and the World Bank said it was... More »

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military coup • Central America • Honduras • Organization of American States • coup d'etat • Manuel Zelaya • Roberto Micheletti

OAS Issues Ultimatum
to Honduras

President installed by coup says only invasion will depose him

Jul 1, 09 7:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - If its deposed president isn’t reinstated within 72 hours, Honduras will be kicked out of the Organization of American States, the group’s secretary-general said today, in the latest sign of Manuel Zelaya’s overwhelming international support. Zelaya spoke before the UN yesterday, and the General Assembly voted by... More »

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United Nations • military coup • Honduras • junta • UN General Assembly • military junta • Organization of American States • coup d'etat • Manuel Zelaya • Jose Miguel Insulza • Roberto Micheletti

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