According to CCTV, on June 26, local time, a military coup occurred in Bolivia.
According to the reporter of the main station, tanks and troops broke into the presidential palace in La Paz, Bolivia. Zuniga, the former commander of Bolivia's army, said he would take over the government and form a new cabinet after the capture of the presidential palace. Bolivian President Arce confronted Zuniga and ordered him to demobilize his troops.
Bolivian President Arce and Bolivian Foreign Minister Sousa condemned the irregular military operations in the Bolivian capital and called for respect and preservation of Bolivian democracy. In addition, in the aftermath of the incident, President Fidel Castro of Honduras, the chair of CELAC, made an urgent call to the Presidents of CELAC member States.
The President of Bolivia changed the commander of the army
Jose Wilson Sanchez
On June 26, local time, after a military coup in Bolivia, the country's President Arce condemned the coup and replaced José Wilson Sánchez as army commander.
José Wilson Sánchez ordered the soldiers deployed in the main square of La Paz to return to their stations and urged the commander to avoid bloodshed during the coup.
After Bolivian President Arce announced a military coup d'état by the country's former army commander and appointed José Wilson Sánchez as supreme military commander and commander of the army, the soldiers who entered the presidential palace began to evacuate.
According to media reports citing eyewitnesses, the Bolivian police appear to have taken control of the central square where the presidential palace is located after the withdrawal of troops.
The former commander-in-chief of the Bolivian army was arrested
Video footage of Zuniga leaving the presidential palace
On the afternoon of June 26, local time, Bolivian President Arce held a press conference to condemn the coup attempt and express his defense of democracy and protection of the people.
The coup d'état, former commander-in-chief of the Bolivian army, Zuniga, was arrested by the army. (According to CCTV News)