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| The removal of Honduran President Manuel Zelaya "has evolved into a coup", US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said. | The removal of Honduran President Manuel Zelaya "has evolved into a coup", US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said. |
| Her remarks came after left-wing Latin American leaders declared their support for the deposed leader, who was expelled by the military on Sunday. | Her remarks came after left-wing Latin American leaders declared their support for the deposed leader, who was expelled by the military on Sunday. |
| In Honduras, protesters defied an overnight curfew imposed by interim President Roberto Micheletti. | In Honduras, protesters defied an overnight curfew imposed by interim President Roberto Micheletti. |
| Mr Zelaya's removal followed opposition to his plans for constitutional change. | Mr Zelaya's removal followed opposition to his plans for constitutional change. |
| The BBC's Stephen Gibbs in the Honduran capital Tegucigalpa says all day hundreds of pro-Zelaya protesters have been taunting the thousands of soldiers deployed around the presidential residence, accusing them of taking part in a "criminal coup". | |
| The ousted president, who was in office since 2006, had wanted to hold a referendum that could have led to an extension of his non-renewable four-year term in office. | |
| Expulsion condemned | Expulsion condemned |
| Polls for the vote were due to open early on Sunday - but instead troops stormed the presidential palace at dawn, detained Mr Zelaya and flew him to Costa Rica. | |
| The military, Congress and the Supreme Court in the Central American nation had all opposed Mr Zelaya's referendum. | |
| We cannot allow a return to the past, we will not permit it President Hugo Chavez In pictures: President ousted Profile: Manuel Zelaya Q&A: Honduras crisis | We cannot allow a return to the past, we will not permit it President Hugo Chavez In pictures: President ousted Profile: Manuel Zelaya Q&A: Honduras crisis |
| Our correspondent says this means even though the international community views the exiled leader as the still the legitimate leader of the country, any comeback will not be easy. | |
| Mrs Clinton told reporters that a delegation from the Organization of American States (OAS) was being sent to Honduras "to begin working with the parties" on the restoration of constitutional order. | |
| The OAS, with US support, was working to "fashion a strong consensus condemning the detention and expulsion of President Zelaya," Mrs Clinton said. | The OAS, with US support, was working to "fashion a strong consensus condemning the detention and expulsion of President Zelaya," Mrs Clinton said. |
| "It's important that we stand for the rule of law," she added. | "It's important that we stand for the rule of law," she added. |
| Mrs Clinton said the US had no plans to stop sending aid to Honduras, however. | Mrs Clinton said the US had no plans to stop sending aid to Honduras, however. |
| Earlier on Monday, speaking in Managua, the capital of Nicaragua, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez spelled out his opposition to the situation in Honduras. | |
| "We cannot allow a return to the past. We will not permit it," Mr Chavez said. | "We cannot allow a return to the past. We will not permit it," Mr Chavez said. |
| He spoke after talks with Mr Zelaya, President Rafael Correa of Ecuador and Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega. | |
| 'Voracious elite' | |
| After turning up in Costa Rica on Sunday, Mr Zelaya called his ouster a plot "by a very voracious elite, an elite which wants only to keep this country [Honduras] isolated, in an extreme level of poverty". | |
| In Tegucigalpa protestors defied a curfew order between Sunday night and Monday morning, imposed by Mr Micheletti. | |
| As Speaker of Congress, Mr Micheletti had been the next in line to the presidency. His swearing-in was greeted with applause in Congress. | As Speaker of Congress, Mr Micheletti had been the next in line to the presidency. His swearing-in was greeted with applause in Congress. |
| In a speech, he said that he had not assumed power under the "ignominy" of a coup d'etat. | In a speech, he said that he had not assumed power under the "ignominy" of a coup d'etat. |
| The army had complied with the constitution, he said, and he had reached the presidency "as the result of an absolutely legal transition process". | The army had complied with the constitution, he said, and he had reached the presidency "as the result of an absolutely legal transition process". |
| Congress said he would serve until 27 January, when Mr Zelaya's term had been due to expire. | Congress said he would serve until 27 January, when Mr Zelaya's term had been due to expire. |
| Presidential elections are planned for 29 November and Mr Micheletti promised these would go ahead. | Presidential elections are planned for 29 November and Mr Micheletti promised these would go ahead. |