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Encyclopedia > Manuel Zelaya

Manuel Zelaya Rosales
Manuel Zelaya
(Photo: Marcello Casal Jr/ABr., 2006)
Incumbent
Assumed office 
January 27, 2006 - January 27, 2010
Preceded by Ricardo Maduro
Succeeded by incumbent
Born September 20, 1952 (1952-09-20) (age 55)
Catacamas, Olancho
Political party Liberal Party of Honduras (PLH)
Spouse Xiomara de Zelaya

José Manuel Zelaya Rosales, also known as Mel Zelaya, (born September 20, 1952) is the President of Honduras and has been since January 27, 2006. On November 27, 2005, as the Liberal Party of Honduras (PLH) candidate he beat the National Party of Honduras (PNH's) Porfirio Pepe Lobo in the presidential election, replacing Ricardo Maduro as President of Honduras on January 27, 2006 as the PLH's 5th President in the national stadium in Tegucigalpa in front of 250 dignitaries, including leaders from other countries. Image File history File linksMetadata Manuel_Zelaya_(Brasília,_03_April_2006). ... Open seat redirects here. ... is the 27th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 27th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2010 (MMX) will be a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ricardo Maduro Ricardo Rodolfo Maduro Joest (born April 20, 1946 in Panama) is a former President of Honduras and Bank of Honduras chairman. ... is the 263rd day of the year (264th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Catacama is a municipality and a town in the south east of Honduran department of Olancho. ... Olancho is one of the 18 departments into which the Central American nation of Honduras is divided. ... The Liberal Party of Honduras (Partido Liberal de Honduras) is a liberal party in Honduras that was founded in 1891. ... Xiomara Castro de Zelaya has been the first lady of Honduras since January 2006 as the wife of President Manuel Zelaya. ... is the 263rd day of the year (264th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This page lists presidents of Honduras. ... is the 27th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 331st day of the year (332nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Liberal Party of Honduras (Partido Liberal de Honduras) is a liberal party in Honduras that was founded in 1891. ... The National Party of Honduras (Partido Nacional de Honduras PNH) is a conservative party in Honduras. ... Porfirio Pepe Lobo Sosa is a Honduran politician. ... Elections in Honduras gives information on elections and election results in Honduras. ... Ricardo Maduro Ricardo Rodolfo Maduro Joest (born April 20, 1946 in Panama) is a former President of Honduras and Bank of Honduras chairman. ... This page lists presidents of Honduras. ... is the 27th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Tegucigalpa IPA: (Tegus for short), population 1,200,000 (2006) (metro area), is the capital of Honduras (together with Comayagüela), and the countrys largest city. ...

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Background

Zelaya was born the eldest of four children in Catacamas, Olancho into a family with a notable political history. He has a brother called Carlos, while his mother has been described as his best campaigner. He attended the public National Honduran University (UNAH), but did not graduate, engaging instead in business activities, and specifically timber and cattle. He is a landowner in Olancho (a Department in Honduras) who has worked his own property as a rancher. Catacama is a municipality and a town in the south east of Honduran department of Olancho. ... Olancho is one of the 18 departments into which the Central American nation of Honduras is divided. ... Timber in storage for later processing at a sawmill Timber is a term used to describe wood, either standing or that has been processed for use—from the time trees are felled, to its end product as a material suitable for industrial use—as structural material for construction or wood... For general information about the genus, including other species of cattle, see Bos. ...


Political career

He joined the PLH in 1970 and became active a decade later. He was a deputy in the National Congress 3 consecutive times between 1985 and 1998. He held many positions within the PLH and was Minister for Investment in charge of the Honduran Social Investment Fund (FHIS) in a previous PLH government. During the government of Carlos Roberto Flores Zelaya introduced an Open counties programme to decentralise decision making and return power to the local communities. He used both the official division according to Municipality and another method which categorised people according to their indigenous or traditional communities, with said categorisation creating 297 different groups and he is planning to revive this scheme once he becomes President. Year 1970 ([[Rf 1970 == January 1 - The Unix epoch begins at 00:00:00 UTC January 2 - The last studio performance of The Beatles oman numerals|MCMLXX]]) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The National Congress (Spanish: Congreso Nacional) is the legislative branch of the government of Honduras. ... This article is about the year. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Invest redirects here. ... Carlos Roberto Flores Facussé (b. ... The second level of territorial subdivisions in Honduras are the municipalities, the first level being the Departments of Honduras. ... The term indigenous people has no universal, standard or fixed definition, but can be used about any ethnic group who inhabit the geographic region with which they have the earliest historical connection. ...

During the election campaign Zelaya promised to double police numbers from 9,000 to 18,000. He also promised to initiate a programme of re-education amongst the Mara Salvatrucha gangs. In this question his approach was very different from that of his main rival Pepe Lobo, who advocated the death penalty for these groups of delinquents, leading the Honduran media to describe the country as having chosen reconciliation over confrontation. Image File history File links WikiNews-Logo. ... Wikinews is a free-content news source and a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. ... This article is about institutionalized education. ... MS gang member with gangs name tattooed in the back. ... Capital punishment, or the death penalty, is the execution of a convicted criminal by the state as punishment for crimes known as capital crimes or capital offences. ...


Presidency

George W. Bush and Manuel Zelaya greet each other before meeting, Monday, 18 Sept. 2006, in New York.
George W. Bush and Manuel Zelaya greet each other before meeting, Monday, 18 Sept. 2006, in New York.

His government has been described as fragile and while he is considered a good leader by some of his followers, the problems his government is facing from delinquency, corruption and poverty are overwhelming. The dominant theme of his government has been the bidding process organized by the government to try and reduce the cost of petroleum in Honduras. The cancelling of all visa applications on Friday June 16, 2006 by the United States Embassy, although ostensibly for a case of corruption involving the Honduras Migration, the Registro Nacional de las Personas (People National Registry Office), which issues the National Identification Card, has been seen by many as observers as a way of the US government to try and pressure Honduras into not developing closer relations with Venezuela and its President Hugo Chávez. The US Embassy in Honduras renewed the process of appointments for visa applications on Monday June 26, 2006. As October 27, 2006 the process of appointments for visa applications was again suspended indefinitely and later the process was resumed again. Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Pumpjack pumping an oil well near Lubbock, Texas Ignacy Łukasiewicz - creator of the process of refining of kerosene from crude oil. ... is the 167th day of the year (168th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A diplomatic mission is a group of people from one nation state present in another nation state to represent the sending state in the receiving State. ... Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías (IPA: ) (born July 28, 1954) is the current President of Venezuela. ... is the 177th day of the year (178th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 300th day of the year (301st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


A ten-day strike from August 1 to August 10, 2006, by elementary, middle school, and high school teachers demonstrated that his ability to govern is very limited. This prolonged strike was solved after several days and nights of dialogue between the educators' leaders and several cabinet members and financial analysts.


In the first year of Zelaya's presidency, several cabinet members quit their jobs protesting over the President's leadership style and skills. In addition, in December of 2006 an evaluation of all the Ministries and their head Ministers took place. This evaluation was based on passing and non-passing grades. Several members of Zelaya's cabinet questioned such evaluation and eventually led to the resignation of the Minister of Education and the replacement of other members of his cabinet. There has also been national concern about who really runs the country, him or his political party. This question is raised after so many public appearances with Patricia Rodas (President of PLH), even though she doesn't have a job with the government.


On May 24, 2007 Mel ordered that all Honduran television and radio stations broadcasts 2 hours a day of government propaganda[1]. In October 2007 he appeared on YouTube in an illegally recorded conversation concerning corruption in Hondutel, the government owned telecommunication system [2]. He called the Police who then raided the offices of Hondutel and the home of its Chief executive officer Marcelo Chimirri[3] in an action condemned by Zelaya[4]. is the 144th day of the year (145th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... For other uses, see Propaganda (disambiguation). ... YouTube is a popular video sharing website where users can upload, view and share video clips. ... Hondutel (or the Empresa Hondureña de Telecomunicaciones), is Honduras government owned and telecommunications company. ... Copy of the original phone of Alexander Graham Bell at the Musée des Arts et Métiers in Paris Telecommunication is the assisted transmission of signals over a distance for the purpose of communication. ... Hondutel (or the Empresa Hondureña de Telecomunicaciones), is Honduras government owned and telecommunications company. ... “Chief executive” redirects here. ...


He is married to Xiomara de Zelaya, who is now the first lady of Honduras. Xiomara Castro de Zelaya has been the first lady of Honduras since January 2006 as the wife of President Manuel Zelaya. ...


References

  1. ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/6690217.stm
  2. ^ http://www.laprensa.hn/ediciones/2007/11/08/casi_300_mil_visitas_a_las_grabaciones
  3. ^ http://www.laprensa.hn/ediciones/2007/11/10/policia_catea_vivienda_de_chimirri Policía catea vivienda de Chimirri]
  4. ^ http://www.laprensa.hn/ediciones/2007/11/11/zelaya_condena_accion_policial_en_allanamiento_de_casa_de_chimirri Zelaya condena acción policial en allanamiento de casa de Chimirri]

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Preceded by
Ricardo Maduro		 President of Honduras
2006 – 2010		 Succeeded by
current

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