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- Full name: Jose Manuel Zelaya Rosales
- AKA: Mel Zelaya
- Born: 1952
- Birthplace: Juticalpa, Olancho, Honduras
- Dropped out of National Honduran University (UNAH)
- 1970: Joined the Liberal Party of Honduras (PLH)
- Married, 4 children
- Won 2005 election with 49.8% of the votesCIA World Factbook: Honduras
- Inaugurated: January 27, 2006
- Supports free trade with the U.S.
- Election promise: Citizen empowermentMS Central America: The President Will Be Taken at His Word
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Manuel Zelaya was elected president of Honduras in 2005. He won the election by 75,000 votes, the smallest margin ever in Honduran electoral history.BBC: Country Profile Honduras
Controversies
- Zelaya has required all television and radio stations to broadcast two hours of government propaganda a dayBBC: Honduras TV Gets Government Order (May 25, 2007)
- He has called on the United States to legalize drugs, in order to eliminate the smuggling problems faced by his country.Eternal Family Project: Call to Legalize Drugs (March 15, 2008)
- Zelaya received notoriety in April 2008, when to protest the U.S. ban on cantaloupes he ate one on TVCNN.com: Honduran President Defends Melons By Eating One(March 25, 2008)
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