On June 28, 2009, Zelaya was removed from power by the Honduran military after he had ignored a Supreme Court order to reverse the firing of his armed forces chief [http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aCgN8Fgqu2B0]. Leftist leaders within Latin America - among them [[Hugo Chavez]] and [[Fidel Castro]], as well as [[United States]] president [[Barack Obama]], have condemned his removal in what they call a "coup"; however others have noted that his removal was justified as he was taking his country left and attempting to alter the Honduran constitution in a similar fashion to what Chavez has done to [[Venezuela]] in an effort to keep himself in power [http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gc8jnVid1u3CAog0E3_EkkIzlpbgD996M6VO1][http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124658463338890161.html][http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=102702]. Roberto Micheletti currently serves as interim president. | On June 28, 2009, Zelaya was removed from power by the Honduran military after he had ignored a Supreme Court order to reverse the firing of his armed forces chief [http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aCgN8Fgqu2B0]. Leftist leaders within Latin America - among them [[Hugo Chavez]] and [[Fidel Castro]], as well as [[United States]] president [[Barack Obama]], have condemned his removal in what they call a "coup"; however others have noted that his removal was justified as he was taking his country left and attempting to alter the Honduran constitution in a similar fashion to what Chavez has done to [[Venezuela]] in an effort to keep himself in power [http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gc8jnVid1u3CAog0E3_EkkIzlpbgD996M6VO1][http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124658463338890161.html][http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=102702]. Roberto Micheletti currently serves as interim president. |