[1] The United Nations, every other country in the Western Hemisphere (except Honduras itself) and others, publicly condemned the military-led 2009 Honduran coup d'état and ouster of Honduran President Manuel Zelaya as illegal and most labelled it a coup d'état.
The Obama administration, along with all other governments in the hemisphere, branded the action a "coup.
[3] Venezuela said it would suspend oil shipments, and Honduras's neighbors — El Salvador, Guatemala and Nicaragua - stopped overland trade for 48 hours.
"[5] Amongst the stronger reactions, the President of Venezuela Hugo Chávez pledged to "bring down" any replacement government.
No foreign government recognized de facto President Roberto Micheletti.