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| Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya has returned to his country, nearly three months after being deposed. | Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya has returned to his country, nearly three months after being deposed. |
| Mr Zelaya has sought refuge inside the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa, and has called on supporters who gathered in the streets to go to the embassy. | Mr Zelaya has sought refuge inside the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa, and has called on supporters who gathered in the streets to go to the embassy. |
| In an interview with the BBC, he said he was seeking dialogue and a non-violent resolution to the crisis. | In an interview with the BBC, he said he was seeking dialogue and a non-violent resolution to the crisis. |
| Honduran authorities initially denied Mr Zelaya was back. They had threatened to arrest him should he return. | Honduran authorities initially denied Mr Zelaya was back. They had threatened to arrest him should he return. |
| [We travelled] for more than 15 hours... through rivers and mountains Manuel ZelayaOusted Honduran President Zelaya interview in full | [We travelled] for more than 15 hours... through rivers and mountains Manuel ZelayaOusted Honduran President Zelaya interview in full |
| The left-leaning president has been living in exile in Nicaragua since being ousted at gunpoint on 28 June. | The left-leaning president has been living in exile in Nicaragua since being ousted at gunpoint on 28 June. |
| The crisis erupted after Mr Zelaya tried to hold a non-binding public consultation to ask people whether they supported moves to change the constitution. | The crisis erupted after Mr Zelaya tried to hold a non-binding public consultation to ask people whether they supported moves to change the constitution. |
| The US has backed Mr Zelaya during his exile and criticised the de facto leaders for failing to restore "democratic, constitutional rule" and the Organisation of American States (OAS) has demanded Mr Zelaya's reinstatement. | The US has backed Mr Zelaya during his exile and criticised the de facto leaders for failing to restore "democratic, constitutional rule" and the Organisation of American States (OAS) has demanded Mr Zelaya's reinstatement. |
| Dialogue | Dialogue |
| Speaking to the BBC from inside the Brazilian embassy, Mr Zelaya said he had received support from various quarters in order to return. | Speaking to the BBC from inside the Brazilian embassy, Mr Zelaya said he had received support from various quarters in order to return. |
| TIMELINE: ZELAYA OUSTED 28 June: Zelaya forced out of country at gunpoint5 July: A dramatic bid by Zelaya to return home by plane fails after the runway at Tegucigalpa airport is blocked 25-26 July: Zelaya briefly crosses into the country at the land border with Nicaragua on two consecutive days, in a symbolic move to demand he be allowed to return 21 Sept: Zelaya appears in the Brazilian embassy in Tegulcigalpa | TIMELINE: ZELAYA OUSTED 28 June: Zelaya forced out of country at gunpoint5 July: A dramatic bid by Zelaya to return home by plane fails after the runway at Tegucigalpa airport is blocked 25-26 July: Zelaya briefly crosses into the country at the land border with Nicaragua on two consecutive days, in a symbolic move to demand he be allowed to return 21 Sept: Zelaya appears in the Brazilian embassy in Tegulcigalpa |
| "[We travelled] for more than 15 hours... through rivers and mountains until we reached the capital of Honduras, which we reached in the early hours of the morning," he said. | "[We travelled] for more than 15 hours... through rivers and mountains until we reached the capital of Honduras, which we reached in the early hours of the morning," he said. |
| "We overtook military and police obstacles, all those on the highways here, because this country has been kidnapped by the military forces." | "We overtook military and police obstacles, all those on the highways here, because this country has been kidnapped by the military forces." |
| He said he was consulting with sectors of Honduran society and the international community in order "to start the dialogue for the reconstruction of the Honduran democracy". | He said he was consulting with sectors of Honduran society and the international community in order "to start the dialogue for the reconstruction of the Honduran democracy". |
| Mr Zelaya's supporters have gathered outside UN buildings in Tegucigalpa, after initial reports suggested he was there. | Mr Zelaya's supporters have gathered outside UN buildings in Tegucigalpa, after initial reports suggested he was there. |
| Call for calm | Call for calm |
| He is now reported to have called upon them to converge on the embassy. | He is now reported to have called upon them to converge on the embassy. |
| Supporters of Mr Zelaya have gathered outside the UN building | Supporters of Mr Zelaya have gathered outside the UN building |
| But Mr Zelaya urged the armed forces not to use violence against demonstrators. | But Mr Zelaya urged the armed forces not to use violence against demonstrators. |
| OAS Jose Miguel Insulza also called for calm, telling Honduran authorities they were responsible for the security of Mr Zelaya and the Brazilian embassy. | OAS Jose Miguel Insulza also called for calm, telling Honduran authorities they were responsible for the security of Mr Zelaya and the Brazilian embassy. |
| As reports that Mr Zelaya had surfaced in Tegucigalpa began to come through, de facto leader Mr Micheletti appeared to be caught off-guard, insisting Mr Zelaya had not left neighbouring Nicaragua. | As reports that Mr Zelaya had surfaced in Tegucigalpa began to come through, de facto leader Mr Micheletti appeared to be caught off-guard, insisting Mr Zelaya had not left neighbouring Nicaragua. |
| "It's not true. He is in a hotel suite in Nicaragua," Mr Micheletti told a news conference. | "It's not true. He is in a hotel suite in Nicaragua," Mr Micheletti told a news conference. |
| Mr Micheletti has vowed to step aside after presidential elections are held as scheduled on 29 November. But he has refused to allow Mr Zelaya to return to office in the interim. | Mr Micheletti has vowed to step aside after presidential elections are held as scheduled on 29 November. But he has refused to allow Mr Zelaya to return to office in the interim. |
| Shortly after June's coup, Mr Zelaya attempted to fly back to Honduras, but failed when the authorities blocked the runway at Tegucigalpa airport. | Shortly after June's coup, Mr Zelaya attempted to fly back to Honduras, but failed when the authorities blocked the runway at Tegucigalpa airport. |
| In July, talks in Costa Rica on resolving the crisis hosted by the country's President Oscar Arias broke down without the parties reaching an agreement. | In July, talks in Costa Rica on resolving the crisis hosted by the country's President Oscar Arias broke down without the parties reaching an agreement. |
| Later that month, Mr Zelaya briefly crossed into Honduras from Nicaragua - a symbolic move the US described as "reckless". | Later that month, Mr Zelaya briefly crossed into Honduras from Nicaragua - a symbolic move the US described as "reckless". |
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