Manuel Zelaya

Honduran politician and businessman

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Born:September 20, 1952

Age:74

Zodiac Sign:Virgo

Height:1.87 m (6′2″)

Born in:Catacamas, Honduras

Languages:Spanish

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Order of Francisco Morazán

Manuel Zelaya

Honduran politician and businessman

Biography

José Manuel Zelaya Rosales (born 20 September 1952) is a Honduran politician who served as the 35th president of Honduras from 2006 until his forcible removal in the 2009 coup d'état; and as the inaugural first gentleman of Honduras from 2022 until 2026. He is the eldest son of a wealthy businessman, and inherited his father's nickname "Mel". Before entering politics he was involved in his family's logging and timber businesses. Elected as a liberal, Zelaya shifted to the political left during his presidency, forging an alliance with the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas known as ALBA. On 28 June 2009, during the 2009 Honduran constitutional crisis, he was seized by the military and sent to Costa Rica in a coup d'état. On 21 September 2009, he returned to Honduras clandestinely and resurfaced in the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa. In 2010, he left Honduras for the Dominican Republic, an exile that lasted more than a year. He now represents Honduras as a deputy of the Central American Parliament. Since January 1976 Zelaya has been married to Xiomara Castro, the former President of Honduras, elected in the 2021 general election. Upon his wife's inauguration, Zelaya became the first "First Gentleman" in Honduran history.

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Quotes

“The problem of poverty, of corruption, of the great challenges of Latin American societies won't be resolved through violence, but through more democracy.”

— Quoted in Manuel Zelaya pushes for peace on return to Honduras, Associated Press in Tegucigalpa, The Guardian (29 May 2011)

“I prefer to march on my feet than to live on my knees before a military dictatorship.”

— Quoted in Miami Herald, September 24, 2009. [2]

Quotes sourced from the Wikiquote article "Manuel Zelaya", available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.

Photos

Official Photo by Simon Liu / Office of the President

29 de junio de 2009

O presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva recebe em audiência o presidente de Honduras, José Manuel Zelaya.

Manuel Zelaya (president of Honduras, deprived of his position) at his arrival to Brasilia in order to have an interview with Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, president of Brasil.

Brasília - O presidente de Honduras, José Manuel Zelaya, concede entrevista coletiva após encontro com o presidente Lula no CCBB Foto: Wilson Dias/ABr

O presidente deposto de Honduras, José Manuel Zelaya, chega à Base Aérea de Brasilia, concede entrevista sobre a situação em seu país.

Puerto Castilla, Honduras (May 4, 2006) - President of the Republic of Honduras, Jose Manuel Zelaya, addresses the crew aboard Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate USS Underwood (FFG 36). President Zelaya toured Underwood and thanked the crew for their outstanding community relationUs efforts in Honduras. Underwood is part of the George Washington Carrier Strike group participating in Partnership of the Americas, a maritime training and readiness deployment of the U.S. Naval Forces with Caribbean and Latin American countries in support of Southern Command's (SOUTHCOM) objectives for enhanced maritime security. U.S. Navy photo by Journalist Seaman Charles A. Ordoqui (RELEASED)

Puerto Castilla, Honduras (May 4, 200) - Commanding officer USS Underwood (FFG 36), Cmdr. Roderick Fraser explains the operations of MK 75 rapid fire gun to the President of the Republic Honduras Jose Manuel Zelaya. President Zelaya toured Underwood and thanked the crew for their outstanding community relationUs efforts in Honduras. Underwood is part of the George Washington Carrier Strike group participating in Partnership of the Americas, a maritime training and readiness deployment of the U.S. Naval Forces with Caribbean and Latin American countries in support of Southern Command's (SOUTHCOM) objectives for enhanced maritime security. U.S. Navy photo by Journalist Seaman Charles A. Ordoqui (RELEASED)