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| Deposed Honduran leader Manuel Zelaya has left the Brazilian embassy there and is heading into exile in the Dominican Republic, reports say. | |
| His departure marks the end of efforts to return to office after soldiers first forced him into exile on 28 June. | His departure marks the end of efforts to return to office after soldiers first forced him into exile on 28 June. |
| Earlier, the newly-elected Honduran President, Porfirio Lobo, promised him safe passage to the airport as part of a reconciliation process. | |
| Mr Lobo was sworn in at a ceremony in the capital, Tegucigalpa. | Mr Lobo was sworn in at a ceremony in the capital, Tegucigalpa. |
| Under a deal struck by the two men, Mr Zelaya agreed to fly to exile in the Dominican Republic as a way to avoid prosecution in Honduras on charges he violated the constitution while in office. | |
| He has spent the last four months sheltering in the Brazilian embassy, after returning in secret in September. | |
| His June ousting provoked international condemnation but diplomatic attempts to persuade the interim government to allow Mr Zelaya to return to office proved futile. | |
| With opinion divided in Honduras and internationally, several nations have refused to recognise the legitimacy of the November election, in which Mr Lobo defeated Mr Zelaya. |