It has been six months since Honduran President Manuel Zelaya was ousted on June 28, and Zelaya has been been a refugee in the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa for about three months now.
The following is a chronology of events related with the Honduran political crisis.
On June 28, Zelaya was arrested at his home by troops in a military coup and was taken to an air force base in Tegucigalpa. He was then forced
onto a plane bound for Costa Rica. The move came ahead of a disputed referendum on constitutional reforms which Zelaya's rivals believe was designed to help the president win a second term.
On July 5, Zelaya attempted to land in Honduras' Toncontin airport aboard a Venezuelan plane. He was accompanied by the President of the United Nations General Assembly, Miguel D'Escoto. However, Honduran soldiers impeded the landing by blocking the runway.
On July 10, representatives of Zelaya and post-coup leader Roberto Micheletti ended their talks in the United States without reaching an
agreement.
Also in July, a second round of talks between Zelaya's representatives and Micheletti ended in the United States without an agreement.
On July 24, Zelaya briefly crossed the border into Honduras for a couple of hours, hoping to meet with his family and speak with senior military officers. He retreated to the Nicaraguan town of Ocotal after his demand was refused.
On Aug. 24, the Organization of American States (OAS)'s mission of foreign ministers from Costa Rica, Panama, Mexico, Argentina, Jamaica and the Dominican Republic, as well as OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza as observer, arrived in Tegucigalpa to try to solve the political crisis.
On Sept. 21, Zelaya surprised the world when he entered Honduras unannounced and sought refuge in the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa, where
he has been staying up till now.
On Oct. 23, Zelaya said the dialogue with the de facto government was exhausted. Meanwhile, de facto leader Micheletti said he would resign if Zelaya did the same. Zelaya refused to do so.
On Oct. 30, a deal was reached between Zelaya and Micheletti to solve the political crisis. The pact includes a power-sharing government and a congressional decision on Zelaya's brief reinstatement ahead of a
presidential election slated for Nov. 29.
On Nov. 29, opposition candidate Porfirio Lobo claimed victory in the presidential election. However, most of the international community did not recognize the outcome.
On Dec. 2, the National Congress, by a slim majority, refused to restore Zelaya to power.
On Dec. 9, Zelaya failed to leave the Brazilian embassy to travel to Mexico because he refused to sign his resignation, as requested by the de facto government as a precondition for his departure.
Zelaya's term will officially end on Jan. 27, when Lobo is scheduled to assume power.