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Interim leader blames Chavez for Honduras troubles

China Daily | Updated: 2009-07-03 07:56

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras: Honduras' interim leader accused Venezuela's Hugo Chavez of instigating his nation's crisis and lawmakers tightened a curfew aimed at stemming unrest, as coup leaders showed few signs of bending to international pressure to restore the exiled president.

Roberto Micheletti, who was named by Congress to replace President Manuel Zelaya after his ouster, has fought a largely losing battle to win international support for his government. The Organization of American States has given him until Saturday to step aside before Honduras is suspended from the group. The Obama administration halted joint military operations, and France, Spain, Italy, Chile and Colombia all recalled their ambassadors on Wednesday.

The fiercest criticism has come from Chavez, the socialist president of Venezuela who has called for Hondurans to rise up against the "gorilla government" and vowed to do everything possible to overthrow it and restore his leftist ally, Zelaya.

Interim leader blames Chavez for Honduras troubles

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