TEGUCIGALPA, June 29 (Xinhua) -- Roberto Micheletti, who took power on Sunday after a Sunday military coup, swore in the first ministers who will join him during the six months of his planned interim presidency.
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New Foreign Minister Enrique Ortez Colindres (C) and new Finance Minister Gabriella Nunez (R) are sworn in before Roberto Micheletti who took power on Sunday after a military coup, in Tegucigalpa, capital of Honduras, June 29, 2009. Micheletti swore in the first ministers who will join him during the six months of his planned interim presidency, including Enrique Ortez Colindres as the new foreign minister, Gabriella Nunez as the new finance minister, Lionel Sevilla as the new defense minister, Nicholas Garcia as the new labor minister, Norman Ochoa as the new natural resources minister and Desire Rosales as the new science and technology minister.(Xinhua/David De La Paz) Photo Gallery>>> |
Micheletti swore in Enrique Ortez Colindres as the new foreign minister, Gabriella Nunez as the new finance minister, Lionel Sevilla as the new defense minister, Nicholas Garcia as the new labor minister, Norman Ochoa as the new natural resources minister and Desire Rosales as the new science and technology minister.
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Roberto Micheletti (1st L) who took power on Sunday after a military coup swears in the first ministers who will join him during the six months of his planned interim presidency in Tegucigalpa, capital of Honduras, June 29, 2009. (Xinhua/David De La Paz) Photo Gallery>>> |
The ceremony comes a day after President Manuel
Zelaya was seized and put on a plane to Costa Rica by hooded soldiers who broke
into Zelaya's official residence. The coup has been condemned by Latin American
presidents, the United States, the European Union and international bodies
including the United Nations and the Organization of American States.