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(ANSA) – LA PAZ, JUNE 26 – The coup try, which threw Bolivia into chaos, lasted simply over three hours. What disrupted the plot led by the now former Military commander, Juan José Zuñiga, was the appointment of recent navy leaders. As quickly as he was commissioned, Common Jose Wilson Sanchez Velasquez ordered all troopers to right away return to the barracks and “keep away from bloodshed”. The response was nearly quick. The troopers who had raided the federal government palace within the afternoon, occupying Murillo Sq., whereas President Luis Arce was assembly with all the cupboard, retreated following orders. And Zuniga himself was seen leaving the sq. on board a tank, whereas the folks sang the nationwide anthem. On the peak of pressure, in mid-afternoon, whereas President Luis Arce appeared in a reside broadcast within the Individuals’s Palace along with his complete cupboard decided to withstand the coup try, troops below Zuñiga’s command stormed the constructing with an armored car forcing the principle door of the constructing. A couple of minutes and the previous commander – dismissed yesterday after publicly threatening former president Evo Morales – returned to the streets to ask for the resignation of Arce and his government, and announce to the media the appointment of a brand new authorities and the discharge of all political prisoners. (HANDLE).
2024-06-27 05:14:09