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The armed forces of Honduras arrested President Manuel Zelaya, on June 28, 2009, at his home[1] after he allegedly violated rulings of the Supreme Court of Honduras. Zelaya was held in an airbase outside Tegucigalpa[2] before being flown to Costa Rica.[3] During the action, communications and electricity were interrupted for about six hours. Later that day, the Honduran Supreme Court made public that it had ordered the removal of the president.[2] Roberto Micheletti, the head of Congress (and a member of the same party as Zelaya), who is in line to fill any vacancy in the presidency, was sworn in as President by the National Congress.[4] The event was greeted with applause in Congress, which had denounced Zelaya's repeated violations of the constitution and the law and disregard of orders and judgments of the institutions.[5]

  1. ^ "Troops oust Honduran president in feared coup". Sydney Morning Herald. 2009-06-29. Retrieved 2009-06-29. {{cite web}}: |first= missing |last= (help)
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference BBC-2009-06-28 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Honduras president detained, sent to Costa Rica, official says". CNN. June 28, 2009. Retrieved June 28, 2009.
  4. ^ "Honduran military ousts president ahead of vote". The Washington Post. 2009-06-28. Retrieved 2009-06-28. {{cite web}}: |first= missing |last= (help)
  5. ^ New Honduran leader sworn in