Manuel Zelaya

Quick Facts

Full Name	Manuel Zelaya
Occupation	World Leader
Date Of Birth	Sep 20, 1952(1952-09-20)
Age	72
Birthplace	Catacamas
Country	Honduras
Birth City	Olancho Department
Horoscope	Virgo

Manuel Zelaya Biography

Manuel Zelaya is one of the most popular and richest World Leader who was born on September 20, 1952 in Catacamas, Olancho Department, Honduras. He was the leader of the Liberal Party and served as President of Honduras between 2006 and 2009. When he tried to amend the constitution in an illegal way, he was thrown out of office.

In 2006, he succeeded He replaced Ricardo Maduro as President of Honduras in 2006. to the office of President of Honduras.

Zelaya joined the Liberal Party of Honduras, Partido Liberal de Honduras, (PLH) in 1970 and became active a decade later. He was a deputy in the National Congress for three consecutive times between 1985 and 1998. He held many positions within the PLH and was Minister for Investment in charge of the Honduran Social Investment Fund (FHIS) in a previous PLH government. Under the administration of Zelaya the FHIS lost $40 million. Zelaya was accused of embezzlement but escaped prosecution. In the 2005 presidential primaries, his faction was called Movimiento Esperanza Liberal (MEL). He received 52% of the 289,300 Liberal votes, vs. 17% for Jaime Rosenthal Oliva and 12% for Gabriela Núñez, the candidate of the Nueva Mayoría faction.

Zelaya’s father got a 20-year prison sentence for his role in the 1975 Los Horcones massacre, which took place on the Zelaya family ranch, Los Horcones. As a result of an amnesty, he served less than two.

He married Xiomara de Zelaya on 26th of September 1976. They have four children, Zoe, Hector and Xiomara.

Manuel Zelaya Net Worth

Manuel Zelaya is one of the richest World Leader from Honduras. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Manuel Zelaya 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was a student at the University of Honduras but didn’t complete his degree.

After a coup d’etat by Hondurans in 2009, he was forced to flee to Costa Rica.

José Manuel Zelaya Rosales (born 20 September 1952) is a Honduran politician who was President of Honduras from 27 January 2006 until 28 June 2009. He is the eldest son of a wealthy businessman, and inherited his father’s nickname “Mel”. Before entering politics he was involved in his family’s logging and timber businesses.

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Who is Manuel Zelaya Dating?

According to our records, Manuel Zelaya married to Xiomara Castro. As of December 1, 2023, Manuel Zelaya’s is not dating anyone.

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An unknown gunman in 2007 murdered a journalist who often criticized Zelaya. The Inter-American Press Association (IAPA) and the United Nations criticized threats against journalists in Honduras. Other critical journalists, such as Dagoberto Rodriguez and Hector Geovanny Garcia, fled into exile because of constant murder threats.

Facts & Trivia

Manuel Ranked on the list of most popular World Leader. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Honduras. Manuel Zelaya celebrates birthday on September 20 of every year.

Following the coup trends of decreasing poverty and extreme poverty were reversed. The nation saw a poverty increase of 13.2 percent and in extreme poverty of 26.3 percent in just 3 years. Furthermore, unemployment grew between 2008 and 2012 from 6.8 percent to 14.1 percent.

Why was Manuel Zelaya removed?

The military offered as justification that they exiled Zelaya “to avoid mob violence”. Following the coup, Zelaya spoke to the media from his forced exile in San José. He identified the events as a coup and a kidnapping. Soldiers pulled him from his bed, he said, and assaulted his guards.

What happened to Manuel Zelaya 2009?

The 2009 Honduran coup d’état, part of the 2009 Honduran constitutional crisis, occurred when the Honduran Army on 28 June 2009 followed orders from the Honduran Supreme Court to oust President Manuel Zelaya and send him into exile.

Who was the first President of Honduras?

President of the Republic of Honduras Presidente de la República de Honduras
Inaugural holder| José Francisco Zelaya y Ayes
Formation| 16 September 1824 (first) 27 January 1982 (current)
Deputy| Vice President of Honduras
Salary| 4,159 USD per month

Does Honduras have a military?

The Armed Forces of Honduras (Spanish: Fuerzas Armadas de Honduras), consists of the Honduran Army, Honduran Navy and Honduran Air Force.

Is Honduras part of Mexico?

Honduras gained independence from Spain in 1821 and was a part of the First Mexican Empire until 1823 , when it became part of the United Provinces of Central America. It has been an independent republic and has held regular elections since 1838.