2009 Honduran coup d'état

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The 2009 Honduran coup d'état occurred during the 2009 Honduran constitutional crisis. It was triggered after President Manuel Zelaya refused to comply with a Honduran Supreme Court ruling. On 28 June 2009, the Honduran Army ousted Zelaya and sent him into exile. Zelaya had sought to schedule a non-binding poll on convening a constituent assembly to write a new constitution (the fourth ballot box referendum). After he defied court orders to cease, the Supreme Court issued a secret arrest warrant on 26 June. Two days later, soldiers stormed the presidential residence, detained Zelaya, and halted the poll. Rather than putting him on trial, the army flew him to Costa Rica. Later that day, after presenting a resignation letter of disputed authenticity, the Honduran Congress voted to remove Zelaya from office and appointed congressional head Roberto Micheletti, the constitutional successor, to complete his term. This was the first coup in Honduras since 1978. The international reaction was widespread...

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