Yesterday, June 28, 2010 was the “anniversary” of the change of government a year ago. Honduras has been through so much, and has felt the impact of that momentous occasion. In perusing past news files, we came across this political analysis from 1998 that discusses what might happen in Honduras if a President were to […]
Former Honduran President Manuel Zelaya accused the United States of being behind the 2009 coup that ousted him, in a letter released Monday on the first anniversary of his ouster. Zelaya, who now lives in the Dominican Republic, has given conflicting accounts on what role the United States allegedly played in the coup, in which […]
Honduran President Porfirio Lobo says he has found out that some political opponents want to overthrow him, a statement from the president’s office reported. Lobo said Tuesday he knew the names of those who are plotting against him and warned them not to try a coup. Asked by reporters if he is behind a movement […]
Argentina — Katia Lara and Carlos del Valle grabbed their cameras last June and started shooting: protesters gathered on the Tegucigalpa streets, soldiers firing live rounds into crowds. They filmed for five months, starting the day the Honduran military kidnapped then-President Manuel Zelaya and kicked him out of the country. They captured shocking images of […]
President Porfirio Lobo Sosa held a telephone conversation with his counterpart from the Dominican Republic, Leonel Fernandez, in which they discussed the issue of the return to Honduras of former President Manuel Zelaya. Lobo Sosa reiterated that Zelaya may return at will to Honduras without fear of arrest, and even promised to personally travel to […]