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Wed 11 Nov 2009Zelaya vote deferred to after election
Honduran legislators will wait until after a November 29th election to decide whether to reinstate ousted President Manuel Zelaya, delaying a vote central to a US-led deal to end months of political turmoil.
Mr Zelaya, who annoyed the poor nation's elite by forming close ties with Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez, was sent into exile by soldiers on June 28th and a de facto government led by Roberto Micheletti took charge.
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