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Deal reached to reinstate ousted Honduran president (1st Lead)
Oct 30, 2009, 6:16 GMT
Tegucigalpa - The Organization of American States (OAS) announced Thursday night an agreement between the Honduran interim president Roberto Micheletti and the ousted president Manuel Zelaya to reinstate Zelaya and bring an end to the political crisis in Honduras.
The deal should lead to the formation of a government of national reconciliation, Micheletti said. Elections scheduled for late November should take place as planned.
Zelaya was toppled on June 28 as he was seeking to change Honduras' constitution to allow him another term in office. Instead, he was thrown out of the country by the armed forces.
The international community and the OAS see Zelaya as the legitimate president and have repeatedly demanded his return to office.
Zelaya had been accused of violating the constitution, treason and abuse of office, and his opponents had been pushing to have him put on trial.
On September 21, he managed to return to Honduras and took refuge in the Brazilian embassy.
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