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is the first in the South American country since 1984 and marks the latest of over 190 coup or revolution attempts since its independence in 1825. Bolivian soldiers under the command of the former head of the Bolivian army, Juan Jose Zuniga, announced on Wednesday afternoon that the army would take over government buildings and replace the government.
Footage showed an armored vehicle ramming open the gates of Bolivia’s Presidential Palace, the official residence of the president. Soldiers in riot gear then entered the building. Footage showed Bolivian President Luis Acre facing off and arguing directly with Zuniga, with Zuniga surrounded by soldiers and Acre surrounded by his ministers. Acre demanded that Zuniga withdraw his forces, which he refused.
Zuniga pledged to “restructure democracy,” and pledged to free all “political prisoners.” He specifically referred to former right-wing President Jeanine Anez and her allies, who were arrested and sentenced to decades in prison after taking power during the 2019 political crisis that deposed former President Evo Morales.
Convocaron a las 3:00 pm a reunión de emergencia en el Estado Mayor del Ejército en Miraflores con uniformes de combate.“There will surely be a new Cabinet soon,” he told reporters. “There will be a new Cabinet. Ministers will be changed, but our state cannot continue like this, doing whatever it wants. We are showing our annoyance, it is our duty, our obligation that the Armed Forces recover this country again, enough of impoverishing the country and humiliating the army,” he said.
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