Patricia Rodas (born 22 June 1960) is a Honduran politician who is a former Minister for Foreign Affairs and leading member of the

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. Deposed in July 2009, she subsequently played a role in establishing the

Liberty and Refoundation Liberty and Refoundation (, Libre; ''libre'' is the Spanish word for "free") is a left-wing political party in Honduras. Libre was founded in 2011 by the National Popular Resistance Front (FNRP), a leftist coalition of organizations opposed to ...

party.

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The daughter of the former president of the

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, Modesto Rodas Alvarado, Rodas began her political career in the Liberal Party, rising to the role of President of the party's Central Executive Council, before being appointed foreign minister in the government of

Manuel Zelaya José Manuel Zelaya Rosales (born 20 September 1952)Encyclopædia BritannicaManuel Zelaya is a Hondurans, Honduran politician who served as the 35th president of Honduras from 2006 until his forcible removal in the 2009 Honduran coup d'état, 2 ...

2009 Honduran constitutional crisis

Deposed during the

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, she was held captive by the Honduran military and forced into exile in Mexico. While there, she became a spokesperson for Zelaya in his attempts to regain the

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2009 Honduran constitutional crisis

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