[Juticalpa, Honduras; November 29. Image via Getty]

A woman casts her vote during general elections on November 29, 2009 in Juticalpa, department of Olancho, 160 km northeast of Tegucigalpa. Honduras vote Sunday for the first time since President Manuel Zelaya was forced out of the Country in June, in a tense atmosphere around polls which have divided the Americas. Amid a climate of fear, it was unclear how many of the 4.6 million eligible voters would actually turn out. AFP PHOTO/Orlando Sierra (Photo credit should read ORLANDO SIERRA/AFP/Getty Images)

[Tegucigalpa, November 6. Image via Getty]

Supporters of ousted President of Honduras Manuel Zelaya participate in a protest in front of the National Congress November 6, 2009 in Tegucigalpa. Zelaya, ousted in a military-backed coup four months ago, called for fresh protests Friday after the collapse of a US-brokered deal to end the crisis. AFP PHOTO/Jose CABEZAS (Photo credit should read Jose CABEZAS/AFP/Getty Images)

[Tegucigalpa, October 25. Image via Getty]

Irene, granddaughter of Honduran toppled president Manuel Zelaya, plays in the Brazilian embassy, in Tegucigalpa, on October 25, 2009. Talks to resolve the political crisis in Honduras callapsed Friday over the de facto government's refusal to reinstate the ousted president Manuel Zelaya. AFP PHOTO/Orlando Sierra (Photo credit should read ORLANDO SIERRA/AFP/Getty Images)

[Torocagua, Honduras; October 22. Image via Getty]

A municipal wotker gestures in front of a line of riot police standing by whilst supporters of Honduran deposed President Manuel Zelaya protest in a roadblock in Torocagua, Comayaguela, north from Tegucigalpa on October 22, 2009. Zelaya will only return to talks on the months-long crisis which has hobbled Honduras if his rivals first agree to reinstate him, his advisors said Thursday. AFP PHOTO/Yuri CORTEZ (Photo credit should read YURI CORTEZ/AFP/Getty Images)

[Tegucigalpa, October 20. Image via Getty]

A little girl waves a national flag from her house window as supporters of deposed Honduran president Manuel Zelaya march during a rally in Tegucigalpa on Octuber 20, 2009. AFP PHOTO/Yuri Cortez (Photo credit should read YURI CORTEZ/AFP/Getty Images)

[Tegucigalpa, October 19. Image via Getty]

Women mourn during the funeral of the president of the National Vocational Training Institute (SITRAINFOP) Workers' Union, Jairo Sanchez, in the hamlet of El Durazno, some 10 km north of Tegucigalpa, on October 19, 2009. Sanchez, a member of the Resistance Movement Against the Coup and supporter of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya, was wounded during a riot at Arturo Quezada neighbourhood last September 23 and died Saturday in hospital. A delegation from the Organization of American States arrived in Honsuras on Sunday to look into possible human rights violations in the country since the June 28 coup that overthrew Zelaya. AFP PHOTO/Yuri CORTEZ (Photo credit should read YURI CORTEZ/AFP/Getty Images)

[Tegucigalpa, October 8. Image via Getty]

A street vendor walks in front of a row of riot squad officers standing guard during a protest against the de facto goverment in Tegucigalpa on October 8, 2009. The de facto leader of Honduras, Robert Micheletti, said Wednesday he was prepared to leave office three months after grabbing power, but only if deposed President Manuel Zelaya ends his demands of being reinstated. The remarks came at meetings of diplomats from across the Americas hoping to open a fresh attempt to resolve a political crisis triggered by the ouster of Zelaya at the end of June. AFP PHOTO/ Jose CABEZAS (Photo credit should read Jose CABEZAS/AFP/Getty Images)

[Tegucigalpa, September 21. Image via Getty]

Ousted Honduran President, Manuel Zelaya (C), meets again his mother, Hortencia de Zelaya (L), and his granddaughter Irene at the Brazilian Embassy in Tegucigalpa on September 21, 2009. Zelaya made a surprise return to the country almost three months after soldiers expelled him in a coup. AFP PHOTO / Orlando SIERRA (Photo credit should read ORLANDO SIERRA/AFP/Getty Images)

[Tegucigalpa, September 2. Image via Getty]

Two girls look from a window as followers (not in frame) of toppled Honduran President Manuel Zelaya march along the outskirts of Tegucigalpa September 2, 2009. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is to meet Thursday with Zelaya to discuss the deadlock following his ouster as president of Honduras in a June 28 coup, her spokesman said Tuesday. AFP PHOTO/Orlando Sierra (Photo credit should read ORLANDO SIERRA/AFP/Getty Images)

[Tegucigalpa, August 27. Image via Getty]

Supporters of toppled Honduran President Manuel Zelaya demonstrate from a balcony of a private school in Tegucigalpa on August 27, 2009. The United States is preparing further sanctions against Honduras' de facto government after coup leaders rejected a settlement proposal, State Department officials said Thursday. AFP PHOTO/Orlando SIERRA (Photo credit should read ORLANDO SIERRA/AFP/Getty Images)

[Tegucigalpa, August 20. Image via Getty]

Doña Dionisia, a supporter of deposed Honduran President Manuel Zelaya, heads a protest rally in demand of his restitution in Tegucigalpa on August 20, 2009. The international community has shunned the impoverished Central American country in the wake of the coup that ousted Zelaya, sent him into exile and plunged the country into political crisis. AFP PHOTO/Orlando SIERRA (Photo credit should read ORLANDO SIERRA/AFP/Getty Images)

[Tegucigalpa, August 17. Image via Getty]

The wife of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya, Xiomara Castro de Zelaya prepares to lead a protest march in Tegucigalpa August 17, 2009. The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights is heading to Honduras Monday to investigate alleged rights violations by the de facto government that has been in power since the June 28 coup. AFP PHOTO STR. (Photo credit should read ORLANDO SIERRA/AFP/Getty Images)

[Jacaleapa, Honduras; July 26. Image via Getty]

The daughter of ousted President of Honduras Manuel Zelaya, Xiomara Zelaya, takes pictures of policemen during a road blockage in Jacaleapa, 85 kms west of Tegucigalpa, on July 26, 2009. The head of the Honduran army said troops 'will not fire on the people,' as supporters of deposed leader Manuel Zelaya went to the Nicaraguan border Sunday hoping to welcome him home. AFP PHOTO/Jose Cabezas (Photo credit should read Jose CABEZAS/AFP/Getty Images)

[Tegucigalpa, July 21. Image via Getty]

A woman supporter of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya, flashes the 'V' from her house during a rally to demand his restitution at the Kennedy neighborhood in Tegucigalpa on July 21, 2009. The European Union announced Tuesday that it would limit contacts with the interim government in Honduras and was considering further measures against it. 'Until a peaceful negotiated solution has been found, the EU will continue to restrict contacts at political level with representatives of the de-facto government,' Sweden, current EU presidency holder, said in a statement. AFP PHOTO/ Yuri CORTEZ (Photo credit should read YURI CORTEZ/AFP/Getty Images)

[Tegucigalpa, July 19. Image via Getty]

A girl sits next to an Honduran national flag while supporters of Honduran ousted President Manuel Zelaya wait at the headquarters of a labor union in Tegucigalpa for news on the talks taking place in San Jose on July 19, 2009 to solve the political situation in Honduras. Rivals in the Honduran political crisis were due Sunday to debate a proposal that would allow ousted leader Manuel Zelaya to return to office to lead an interim 'reconciliation' government. AFP PHOTO/ Jose CABEZAS (Photo credit should read Jose CABEZAS/AFP/Getty Images)

[Tegucigalpa, July 15. Image via Getty]

A sympathizer of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya cries during a protest in front of the Congress in Tegucigalpa on July 15, 2009. Deposed Zelaya has called for a popular insurrection in his country so he can be returned to power after soldiers removed him at gunpoint on June 28. 'The Honduran people have the right to insurrection,' said Zelaya, speaking Tuesday in the neighboring Central American country of Guatemala. AFP PHOTO / Orlando SIERRA (Photo credit should read ORLANDO SIERRA/AFP/Getty Images)

[Tegucigalpa, Honduras. July 9. Image via Getty]

Supporters of deposed Honduran President Manuel Zelaya take part in the blockage of the Inter American road leading to El Salvador in protest for the military coup July 9, 2009 in Tegucigalpa. Zelaya begins two days of tense mediated talks in Costa Rica Thursday with his country's interim leader, amid speculation an amnesty could clear the way for his return. The meeting between Zelaya and Roberto Micheletti was to be hosted by Costa Rican President Oscar Arias, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, at his home in San Jose. AFP PHOTO Orlando SIERRA (Photo credit should read ORLANDO SIERRA/AFP/Getty Images)

[Tegucigalpa, Honduras; July 9. Image via Getty]

A woman looks at supporters of deposed Honduran President Manuel Zelaya during a blockage to the Inter American road leading to El Salvador in protest for the military coup July 9, 2009 in Tegucigalpa. Zelaya begins two days of tense mediated talks in Costa Rica Thursday with his country's interim leader, amid speculation an amnesty could clear the way for his return. The meeting between Zelaya and Roberto Micheletti was to be hosted by Costa Rican President Oscar Arias, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, at his home in San Jose. AFP PHOTO/ Elmer MARTINEZ (Photo credit should read ELMER MARTINEZ/AFP/Getty Images)

According to the Associated Press, Zelaya "was awakened Sunday by gunfire and detained while still in his pajamas, hours before a constitutional referendum many saw as an attempt by him to stay in power beyond the one-term limit." He says he will still serve out his term, which ends in 2010, and that "Only the people can take away or give me power."

Meanwhile, Honduras has already named a new provisional president, Roberto Micheletti, who had previously been the president of the Congress, who claims that his new position is "the result of an absolutely legal transition process." Secretary of State Hillary Clinton disagrees, stating that the coup "violates the precepts of the Inter-American Democratic Charter, and thus should be condemned by all," while President Obama has released a statement noting that "any existing tensions and disputes must be resolved peacefully through dialogue free from any outside interference."

Honduran President Ousted In Coup [MSNBC]
Honduran President Is Ousted In Coup [NYTimes]
Honduran Congress Names Provisional President [CNN]

[Tegucigalpa, Honduras; June 23. Image via Getty]

Honduran demonstrators shout slogans during a protest in Tegucigalpa June 23, 2009 demanding a referendum to be carried out jointly with next November's general elections to decide about the constitutional reforms promoted by President Manuel Zelaya . AFP PHOTO Orlando SIERRA. (Photo credit should read ORLANDO SIERRA/AFP/Getty Images)