June,
2009
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On June 28, 2009, the Honduran military stormed the Presidential residence in the capital city of Tegucigalpa, and arrested President Manuel Zelaya. The deposed President was then taken to an air base, put on a plane, and flown into exile in Costa Rica. Upon landing in Costa Rica, President Zelaya claimed that he remained the legal president of Honduras. |
Recent
Honduran Political and Military
History: 1954-Military
Coup 1963-Military
Coup 1969-
"Soccer/Football War" With El Salvador 1972-Military
Coup 1981-1988-Contra
War in Nicaragua. Honduras served as a major base
for the Contras, and had a large American military
presence in Honduras during the war. 2009-
Military Coup Read
the History Guy Weblog and the
War
and Conflict Journal--New Southern
Sudan Erupts in More
Violence--posted
April 22, 2009 Russia
Expands War; Invades
Georgia--posted
August 10, 2008 Georgia
Attacks South Ossetia and Risks Russian
Intervention--posted
August 7, 2008 Iran
War Scenario for April,
2008-posted April 9,
2008 Pakistan's
Violent Political History Continues With
Bhutto's
Assassination--posted
Dec. 27, 2007 Casualties
in the Somali
War--posted Dec. 2,
2007 Musharraf's
Martial Law Endangers the War on
Terror--posted on
Nov. 4, 2007 Biography:
Pervez
Musharraf--posted on
Nov.4, 2007 Kurds
At War: Turkey, Iraq, and
Iran--posted on
October 22, 2007 Stormfront:
The Consequences of September 11 and America's
Wars Around the
World--posted on
Sept. 11, 2007 The
Calm Before The Storm: The World of September
10, 2001--posted on
Sept. 10, 2007 Mid-East
War Fears: Israel Versus Syria
Again?--posted on
Aug. 14, 2007 France
at War: French Victories and
Defeats--posted May
11, 2007 America
and France: A Long Relationship Spanning War and
Peace--posted May 10,
2007 Cinco
de Mayo, 1862: The Battle Of
Puebla --posted May
5, 2007 The
Long War on Terror: What is in a War's
Name?--posted May 3,
2007 Turkey:
To Coup, or not to Coup, that, is the
question!--posted May
2, 2007 Canada's
Afghan War--posted
April 29, 2007. Wars
and Conflicts of Burma/Myanmar
--The Wars and Conflicts
of Burma/Myanmar from the Anglo-Burmese Wars to the
pro-democracy Myanmar uprising of 2007. Wars
of Iran and
Persia--Lists the wars
and conflicts of Persia and Iran from the 18th
Century to the present. The
2007 Pro-Democracy Uprising in
Myanmar--The
current uprising in Myanmar. North
Lebanon Conflict
(2007)--Fighting between
the Lebanese government and a Jihadist Palestinian
militia calling itself Fatah al-Islam. bin
Laden's Declaration of War Against the United
States-- Long before
9/11, Osama bin Laden declared his hatred and his
intent to harm America. Current
Wars of the World--A
listing of current wars and conflicts around the
world. Military
Coups in Turkey-A
listing of military coups in modern Turkey
(1960-1997). Comparing
America's Wars Duration in
Months-A look at
America's wars and comparing their length in
months. War
in Afghanistan--Details
on the origins of this ongoing war; part of the War
on Terror Ethiopia-Somalia
War of 2006*New*--A
brief description of the Ethiopia-Somalia War which
began in 2006, and is a part of the larger Somali
Civil War. Ethiopia-Somali
Wars and Conflicts*New*--Listing
the wars and conflicts between Ethiopia and
Somalia Wars
of Germany--The
wars and conflicts of Germany from the
Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871 to the War in
Afghanistan. Iraq
War: Links and
Resources*New*--Links
and resources on the Iraq War. Iraq
War: Prisoner Abuse and Abu Ghraib Links and
Resources*New*--Links
and resources on the Iraq War's biggest
scandal. Iraq
War: Battles and
Campaigns*New*--Links
and resources on Iraq War battles and military
operations. Israel-Lebanon/Hezbollah
War of
2006--*New*--Details
and analysis on the warfare along the Lebanese
border which began in July, 2006! Israel-Lebanon
Conflict--*New*--Background
information on the decades-long warfare and
conflict along the Israel/Lebanon
border. Israeli-Palestinian
Conflict--*New*--Background
information on the long-running warfare between
Israel and the Palestinians! Israeli-Palestinian
Battles and
Campaigns--*New*--Specific
information on the warfare raids, battles,
terrorist attacks, and retaliations between Israel
and the Palestinians! Waziristan
War----The
War on Terror expands to Pakistan's Northwest
Frontier! Hamas----The
terrorist/resistance group now ruling the
Palestinian Authority! Wars
of 2006--*--Wars
and conflicts of 2006! |