Coup in Honduras

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President Manuel Zelaya attends a press conference June 27, the day before he was seized in his home by the military and flown out of the country. Upon arriving in Costa Rica, wearing his pajamas, Zelaya maintained that he is still president of Honduras.

David /Xinhua / Sipa Press

Roberto Micheletti, who had been the president of Congress, is sworn in by Congress as Zelaya’s successor after the June 28 coup.

David De La Paz

Soldiers guard the presidential office in Tegucigalpa after the military ousted President Zelaya.

David De La Paz /Xinhua /Sipa Press

Zelaya supporters block the way for soldiers trying to enter the presidential home June 28.

David /Xinhua/Sipa Press

Protesters rally at the presidential home in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, June 28.

David /Xinhua/Sipa Press

A demonstrator passes by graffiti that reads, “Micheletti garbage. Get out of Honduras.”

EFE/Roberto Escobar

Supporters of Zelaya hold a rally June 28 to protest the coup and call for the president’s release.

David /Xinhua/Sipa Press

Zelaya hugs Venezuela President Hugo Chavez at an emergency meeting of Alternativa Bolivariana para las Américas, or ALBA, June 28.

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