Attempted Coup In Bolivia Ended In Failure
Bolivian officials and the Minister of the Bolivian Presidency María Nela Prada have called it an "attempted coup d’etat". The coup failed, with the General fleeing before being arrested.
BOLIVIA - Bolivian President Luis Arce says that there is an "irregular" deployment of soldiers in the country's capital, with Bolivian television showing tanks and uniformed men outside the palace building.
Bolivian officials and the Minister of the Bolivian Presidency María Nela Prada have called it an "attempted coup d’etat". The Bolivian government palace was rammed by armored vehicles.
Bolivian television station Red Uno cited her as saying, "The people are on alert to defend democracy".
The coup was led by General Juan José Zuniga who said, “We will take back our homeland. Our country can’t continue like this”.
Bolivian President Luis Arce is denouncing the “irregular mobilization” of the country’s military and has urged people to mobilize.
“The country is facing an attempted coup d’état. Here we are, firm in Casa Grande, to confront any coup attempt. We need the Bolivian people to organize,” he stated in a video.
In a video Arce is showing telling Zuniga, "I am your captain, and I order you to withdraw your soldiers, and I will not allow this insubordination”.
Arce became the country’s president after winning the 2020 election which returned power to the MAS socialist party.
The coup failed, with the General fleeing before being arrested.