The Overthrow of Zelaya

A quick refresher on the coup that took place a few years back:  Basically through order of the Supreme court the Honduran military took president Zelaya out of office and sent him into exile dumping him off in Costa Rica.  

Zelaya was bringing in socialistic ideas into Honduras and he was defiant about it.  He was very popular with the poor people which is a huge chunk of Honduras.  He raised the minimum wage by 60% and he pissed off alot of big money.  His major flaw was that he was stupid and didn't know how to pace himself.  That and he might have been a corrupt coke-head.

Zelaya is accused of stealing roughly $2 million before the coup.  This is not the only accusation of corruption toward Zelaya and I do not doubt that some of the allegations are true.

Still, he raised the minimum wage by 60% that means a lot anywhere but in a place like Honduras where houses are made of plywood with tin roofs and dirt floors that is a game changer.

Following the coup there was a surge in drug planes coming into Honduras.  

  

Afterwards under the presidency of Pepe Lobo there has been a massive increase in murders of disagreeable journalists.  Because of this murder there is increasing self censorship from the media.  Lobo left office in January 2014.  

For anyone wanting more info on Zelaya here is a fantastic argument between two very well sourced people that is both entertaining and informative. - http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x4866416

and this goes over the smear campaign the new government gave Zelaya - http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/25/world/americas/25honduras.html?_r=0

Here is an interesting link about the murder of Honduran Journalists - http://latindispatch.com/2011/05/09/whos-killing-the-journalists-of-honduras/