Roberto Micheletti

Roberto Micheletti Bain ( born August 13, 1948 in El Progreso, Yoro Department, Honduras ) was appointed by the Honduran parliament as acting President of Honduras after a military coup on 28 June 2009. He held office until 27 January 2010 as the de facto head of state of the Republic of Honduras.

Political and professional career

Micheletti, the son of Italian immigrants from Lombardy, is transport companies in his hometown of El Progreso. During the administration of President Carlos Roberto Flores Facussé (1998-2002) was director of the state-owned telephone company Hondutel. Since January 2006 he has been president of the Honduran Parliament. In 2008, he ran for his party's nomination for the presidential election in November 2009, but was denied by the incumbent Vice President Elvin Ernesto Santos.

In November 2009, Micheletti was elected Vice President of the Liberal International, an umbrella organization of liberal parties, which includes among others the German FDP belongs.

Presidency

Appointment as President

Micheletti 's like to be overthrown by military force predecessor Manuel Zelaya member of the Liberal Party. While Zelaya to the left wing of the party imputing and together with trade unions, farmers' organizations and indigenous organizations " to open the way to a Constituent Assembly [ sought ] by which a participatory democracy " should replace the current Honduran government system, Micheletti is considered its internal party opponents. The coup in Honduras in 2009 is the first coup in the past 16 years in Central America.

Cabinet

On 28 June 2009, the de facto cabinet was sworn in: