Roberto Micheletti | |
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| 36th President of Honduras[1] | |
| In office June 28, 2009 – January 27, 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Manuel Zelaya |
| Succeeded by | Porfirio Lobo Sosa |
| President of the National Congress | |
| In office January 25, 2006 – June 28, 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Porfirio Lobo Sosa |
| Succeeded by | José Alfredo Saavedra (Acting) |
| Deputy of the Yoro Department | |
| In office January 25, 1982 – January 26, 2006 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Roberto Micheletti Baín August 13, 1943 El Progreso, Yoro, Honduras |
| Political party | Liberal Party |
| Spouse | Siomara Girón |
| Children | 3 |
| Profession | Businessperson |
Roberto Micheletti Baín (born August 13, 1943) is a Honduran politician who served as the interim and 36th president of Honduras from June 28, 2009 to January 27, 2010 as a result of the 2009 Honduran coup d'état.[2] The Honduran military ousted the President, and the National Congress read a letter of resignation, which was refuted two minutes later by Manuel Zelaya in conversation with CNN en Español;[3] days later, the coup-plotters claimed that the Supreme Court had ordered to forcefully detain President Manuel Zelaya because "he was violating the Honduran constitution"; Zelaya was exiled rather than arrested. Micheletti, constitutionally next in line for the presidency, was sworn in as president by the National Congress a few hours after Zelaya was sent into exile by the Honduran military.[4] He was not acknowledged as de jure president by any government or international organization.[5] The 2009 general election took place as planned in November and elected Porfirio Lobo Sosa to succeed Micheletti.
Before serving as president, Micheletti was the president of Honduras' National Congress. A deputy in Congress since 1982, Micheletti is currently a member of the Liberal Party of Honduras.
- ^ Thompson, Ginger (8 August 2009). "A Cold War Ghost Reappears in Honduras". New York Times. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
- ^ Malkin, Elisabeth, New York Times, 28 June 2009, interim ruler Roberto Micheletti gestures during a news conference in Tegucigalpa Monday.Honduran authorities on Sunday lifted a curfew. Retrieved on 2011-04-26.
- ^ "Zelaya niega que haya firmado renuncia" [Zelaya denies signing a resignation] (in Spanish). El Universal. 28 June 2014. Archived from the original on 15 August 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
- ^ "Honduran president sent into exile". Yahoo News/AFP. 29 June 2009. Retrieved 6 August 2009.[dead link]
- ^ "Congreso elige a Roberto Micheletti como nuevo presidente de Honduras tras la expulsión de Manuel Zelaya" [Congress elects Roberto Micheletti as the new president of Honduras after the expulsion of Manuel Zelaya]. Caracol Radio (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2023.