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June 28th, 2009

Honduran Congress names new president

Posted: 04:31 PM ET

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (CNN) - The Honduran Congress voted Sunday to strip President Jose Manuel Zelaya of his powers and named the president of the Congress, Roberto Micheletti, as provisional president.

Zelaya was removed from his residence Sunday morning by military forces who transported him to Costa Rica.


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