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Before entering politics he was involved in his family's logging and timber businesses.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"20 September 1952","date":"1952-09-20"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q191060#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Catacamas","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q772672"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q191060#P19"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Honduras","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q783"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q191060#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q191060#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"Liberal Party of Honduras","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q538272"},{"text":"Liberty and Refoundation","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q970952"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q191060#P102"}},{"key":"spouse","label":"Spouse","values":[{"text":"Xiomara Castro","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8044708","page":"https://diginpl.com/people/xiomara-castro"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q191060#P26"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"President of Honduras (27 January 2006 – 28 June 2009)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13341442","start":"2006-01-27","end":"2009-06-28"},{"text":"Member of the Honduran Congress","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19300340"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q191060#P39"}},{"key":"awards","label":"Awards","values":[{"text":"Order of Francisco Morazán","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2719582"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q191060#P166"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_Zelaya","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q191060"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Manuel Zelaya born?","a":"Manuel Zelaya was born on 20 September 1952 in Catacamas."},{"q":"What positions has Manuel Zelaya held?","a":"Positions held by Manuel Zelaya include: President of Honduras (2006–2009); Member of the Honduran Congress."}],"related":[{"name":"Diego Vigil y Cocaña","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/diego-vigil-y-cocana"},{"name":"Francisco Morazán","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/francisco-morazan"},{"name":"Rafael López Gutiérrez","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/rafael-lopez-gutierrez"},{"name":"José Justo Milla","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/jose-justo-milla"},{"name":"Florencio Xatruch","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/florencio-xatruch"},{"name":"Oswaldo López Arellano","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/oswaldo-lopez-arellano"},{"name":"Carlos Roberto Flores","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/carlos-roberto-flores"},{"name":"Policarpo Bonilla","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/policarpo-bonilla"},{"name":"Nasry Asfura","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/nasry-asfura"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":{"url":"https://diginpl.com/kb-img/manuel-zelaya-ca85abaf24.jpg","width":500,"height":666,"license":"CC BY 2.0","credit":"總統府","page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Manuel_Zelaya_2022.jpg"},"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): Manuel Zelaya","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_Zelaya","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q191060","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q191060","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},{"label":"Image: Manuel Zelaya 2022.jpg by 總統府 (CC BY 2.0)","url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Manuel_Zelaya_2022.jpg","license":null}],"license":{"text":"CC BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","facts":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},"attribution":"Text from the Wikipedia article Manuel Zelaya, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Manuel Zelaya 2022.jpg — 總統府, CC BY 2.0.","cite":"\"Manuel Zelaya\". DigiNepal. Last updated 6 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/manuel-zelaya. Retrieved 7 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-06T07:57:51Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-06","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/manuel-zelaya","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/manuel-zelaya","ne":null}}