Obama: 'Honduras coup not legal'
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US President Barack Obama has described the removal of Honduran President Manuel Zelaya as illegal.
He made his remarks during a joint news conference with Colombian President Alvaro Uribe in Washington.
New Honduran leader sets curfew
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The swearing in of Roberto Micheletti - constitutionally second in line for the presidency - was greeted with applause in Congress.
In a speech, he said that he had not assumed power "under the ignominy of a coup d'etat".
The army had complied with the constitution, he said, and he had reached the presidency "as the result of an absolutely legal transition process".
Congress said he would serve until 27 January, when Mr Zelaya's term was due to expire. Presidential elections are planned for 29 November and Mr Micheletti promised these would go ahead.
Both Congress and the courts had opposed Mr Zelaya's referendum, which asked Hondurans to endorse a vote on unspecified constitutional changes alongside the November elections.
Tensions over the issue had been escalating for several days, with the army refusing to help with preparations for the referendum.
Just before dawn on Sunday, troops stormed the president's residence. There was confusion over his whereabouts for several hours before he turned up in Costa Rica.
Zero is trying to go along with the Central and South American socialist governments.