If you haven't already heard from the news channels, Honduras has suffered Central America's first coup in 16 years. President elect, Manuel Zelaya, was taken by soliders from his home early Sunday morning. After they apprehended him, they put him on plane to Costa Rica forcing him into exile.
The military has taken over the presidential palace and has now placed a "new" president. This man's is named Roberto Micheletti and was president of the congress in Honduras.
The reason for this coup: According to some, Zelaya was about to pass a referendum in which it would allow him to serve another term. According to Honduran constitution, presidents are only allow to serve one 4-year term. Zelaya's opponents feared that something similar to what Hugo Chavez has done in Venezuela was in the makings.
The White House has made it clear that they recognize Zelaya as the president of Honduras and nobody else.
Today in Managua, Nicaragua many Latin American leaders gather to see what were some options to reverse this coup. The option of military action by other countries was on the table.
Stay tuned...this could get messy!
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