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Bolivian general arrested after failed coup attempt
Updated On: 28 June, 2024 08:29 AM IST | La Paz | Agencies
He vowed to stand firm and named a new army commander, who immediately ordered the troops to stand down
Supporters of Bolivian President Luis Arce gather outside Quemado Palace after the failed coup. Pic/AFP
Led by a top general vowing to “restore democracy,” armored vehicles rammed the doors of Bolivia’s government palace Wednesday in what the president called a coup attempt, then quickly retreated—the latest crisis in the South American country facing a political battle and an economic crisis.
Within hours, the nation of 12 million people saw a rapidly moving scenario in which the troops seemed to take control of the government of President Luis Arce. He vowed to stand firm and named a new army commander, who immediately ordered the troops to stand down.
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