Bolivian President Appoints New Military Command and Fails Coup Attempt

In the midst of the coup attempt, a new military command was appointed in Bolivia to remove General Zuñiga’s authority over the armed forces.

While the panorama outside the government palace is in chaos, inside the Casa Grande del Pueblo, a protocolary act was held headed by President Luis Arce.

In the midst of the coup attempt, a new military command was appointed: José Wilson Sánchez , Gerardo Zavala, as Air Force Leader and Renán Guardia Ramírez, commander of the Bolivian Navy.

With this new appointment, General Juan José Zúñiga loses all the authority of the Bolivian military commanders.

During his speech given by the general commander of the Bolivian Army, José Wilson Sánchez , making use of his power he ordered the immediate withdrawal of all military tankettes, vehicles and personnel who are in the streets.

This order was accepted by the military police and other military forces, which began the retreat from the area of the Government Palace and Plaza Murillo and backing to the barracks, from where they left without presidential authorization.

According to the teleSUR correspondent, the tankette carrying the former army leader was the first to withdraw at full speed.

In effect, the loss of Zúñiga’s authority, added to the new commander’s order, leaves all the irregular mobilization out of circulation and restores the constitutional line, thus making the coup attempt considered unsuccessful.

The Bolivian people for their part have approached the besieged area celebrating the failure of the coup leaders and singing the national anthem.

Bolivian Government Denounces Coup Attempt

Earlier on Wednesday, the President of Bolivia Luis Arce Catacora denounced irregular mobilizations of Bolivian military

Local media in the area have reported the movement of at least 8 military tankettes, full of armed soldiers, in the areas of Plaza Murillo where the Government Palace and the Plurinational Legislative Assembly are located.

Through the social network X, the head of state said: We denounce irregular mobilizations of some units of the Bolivian Army. Democracy must be respected».

Likewise, in a message to the Bolivian people accompanied by his cabinet of ministers, he said:

“We need the Bolivian people to organize and mobilize against the coup and in favor of democracy. We cannot allow Bolivian lives to be taken away once again by coup attempts. We want to urge everyone to defend democracy and here we stand firm in Casa Grande with the whole cabinet, with our social organizations. We greet the social organizations and cordially invite them to show the way of democracy to the Bolivian people”.

Source: TeleSur