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LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Armored vehicles rammed the doors of Bolivia’s government palace Wednesday in an apparent coup attempt, but President Luis Arce vowed to stand firm and named a new army commander who ordered troops to stand down. Soon the soldiers pulled back, along with a...

Military flees Bolivia government palace after coup attempt fails, general taken into custody

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Gen. Juan José Zúñiga led what appeared to be a bid to unseat President Luis Arce

Bolivia general arrested after coup attempt

Bolivian President Luis Arce said Friday a former general planned to “take over” the government and become president in a failed coup, and he denied that the Andean nation was in an economic crisis. In an interview with The Associated Press, the embattled leader denied once again that Wednesday’s attack on the government palace was a “self-coup” designed to garner him political points. (AP Video: Victor R. Caivano)

Bolivia’s leader says the general accused of leading failed coup wanted to ‘take over’ as president

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The recent failed coup attempt in Bolivia against President Luis Arce has sparked a flurry of conspiracy theories, with numerous social media accounts alleging CIA involvement. This development comes amid Bolivia's ongoing political and economic turmoil, exacerbating tensions within the country.

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Before attempting to depose the Bolivian President, former army chief Juan José Zúñiga already had a controversial past.

What to Know About the Man Behind Bolivia’s Failed Coup

Three suspected leaders of a failed coup against Bolivian President Luis Arce were remanded in custody on Friday for six months, the country's top prosecutor said. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva announced Thursday that he would soon visit his "friend" Arce to support him following the unrest. 

Suspected leaders of failed Bolivian coup remanded in custody

The Independent

 A senior Bolivian general was arrested after armoured vehicles rammed the doors of the government palace in La Paz on Wednesay in what President Luis Arce called an attempted coup.Forces led by army chief General Juan Jose Zuniga appeared to take control of Mr Arce’s government as they vowed to “restore democracy” but the president vowed to hold firm and swiftly named a new military commander, who immediately ordered the troops to stand down.The soldiers duly pulled back, along with a line of military vehicles, ending the rebellion after three chaotic hours, as hundreds of Mr Arce’s supporters rushed the square outside the palace, waving Bolivian flags, singing the national anthem and cheering.Government minister Eduardo del Castillo said former Vice Admiral Juan Arnez Salvador was also taken into custody.“What was this group’s goal? The goal was to overturn the democratically elected authority,” Mr del Castillo told journalists in announcing the arrests.The apparent coup attempt came after the South American nation of 12m people faced months of tensions between Mr Arce and his one-time ally, former leftist president Evo Morales, over control of the ruling party. It also came amid a severe economic crisis.

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The arrests come as a Bolivian court orders the former army chief Gen. Juan Jose Zúñiga into pretrial detention.

Bolivia arrests four more military officials in connection with failed coup

 Bolivia’s president Luis Arce has angrily called accusations that he was behind an attempted coup against his government “lies,” saying the general who apparently led it acted on his own.His comments, his first to the press since Wednesday’s failed apparent coup, came after the general involved, Juan Jose Zuniga, alleged without providing evidence that the president had ordered him to carry out the mutiny in a ruse to boost his flagging popularity.That fueled speculation about what really happened, even after the government announced the arrest of 17 people, most of them military officers.Opposition senators and government critics joined the chorus of doubters, calling the mutiny a “self-coup.”Those claims have been strongly denied by Mr Arce and his government.“We are never going to authorise weapons to be raised against the people,” he said.“It is rather outrageous that he wanted to involve us as a justification for his actions and appetites.”

Bolivia president angrily rejects allegations he was behind attempted coup

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — An apparent failed coup attempt erupted Wednesday in Bolivia, where armored vehicles rammed into the doors of the government palace and President Luis Arce said the country stood firm against attacks on democracy. Arce confronted the general commander of the army — Juan José...

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