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In a revolt led by a frustrated general who had just been fired over questionable comments, armed soldiers forced their way into one of the two structures that make up the Bolivian government palace on Wednesday. They held the two for a short while before returning to their barracks.
President Luis Arce instructed the people to take to the roads to support its government after calling the rebellion a coup attempt.
” I am here at Casa Grande”, he said, referring to the other interconnected tower of the house,” to challenge all coup attempt and all efforts against our republic. Bolivians need to organize and organize to stop this coup attempt.
Following the unsuccessful effort, Arce changed the members of the armed forces’ great command.
No indications exist as to whether the rebel group was able to provide the various building, which was home to Arce. They left two hours later, along with General Juan José Ziga, the insurrection’s chief, who had been fired as Bolivian Army captain a day earlier.
Although Zuiga’s whereabouts were unknown right away, authorities determined that his conduct was a great offense with effects. ” He will soon be arrested”, the evil chancellor of Interior and officers, Johnny Aguilera, told reporters.
Ziga was relieved of command on Tuesday after declaring on tv the day before that former senator Evo Morales could not be allowed to retake the presidency. Morales, a socialist president who had been Arce’s coach before the two had a falling away, aims to run in next week’s national election.
” Legally he is disqualified, that person can no longer be leader of this state”, Zúñiga said in the discussion. The general continued that he would assault Morales if the previous leader continued to support a presidential campaign despite the fact that the democratic justice system had already disqualified him.
The former Army chief seized control of the immediate vicinity of the older segment of the authorities palace, known locally as the burnt palace, and knocked down its principal gate by ramming it with an equipped vehicle, despite Zuiga’s failure to get the president.
He entered the building alongside soldiers and remained there for about an hour before leaving the building once the doorway was shut. He accused Arce of being the head of a tyranny before he left and pledged to take over the case. He also said he would open all of the country’s social prisoners.
” The Armed Forces intend to rebuild politics, to make it a real democracy. No from a couple, not from some users who have already been running the country for 30, 40 times”, he said outside the house.
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