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"We're here, we're here, guarding the presidential palace, guarding the president."
This is the slogan shouted by a guard guard at the presidential palace with weapons in hand after the letter of resignation of the Bolivian president reached Congress.
Nearby, however, a patrol force of general-purpose armored vehicles and trucks is "patrolling" in the immediate vicinity of the presidential palace.
They were armed with weapons and stood by in battle.
When the patrol arrived near the presidential palace, the president of Bolivia was still considered president, so why were they here?
When the guards of the presidential palace saw them, they were very nervous and asked in a low voice, "Why are you here?"
The president has resigned, and there is no one left to protect the presidential palace. ”
The leader of this patrol force, hearing this, replied: "The president has resigned?"
Then let's go to the presidential palace and see, the president has resigned, and no one can enter the presidential palace. ”
So he rushed into the presidential palace with hundreds of troops, and the car at the front was still a tank.
All of a sudden, tanks broke into the presidential palace, and what happened to this?
1. Tank troops broke into the presidential palace.
La Paz, Bolivia, November 10.
On this day, people saw on television the scene of tanks entering the presidential palace, and then a large number of soldiers and policemen in military uniforms entering the presidential palace with weapons in hand, and then the former army commander William Caldero announced: "I will take over the government and form a new cabinet."
At around 10 a.m. that day, La Paz, the capital city of more than 1 million people, was unusually quiet, with almost no people on the streets and unusually clear traffic.
One of the city's distinctive features is its lush vegetation, which locals often take pride in as the "kidneys of the earth".
Today, however, La Paz is a different story entirely: there is no sound except for the occasional row or two of police cars and patrol cars whizzing by.
The originally lively streets have been closed by barricades, and no one can enter, and even the local police are a little worried: "Today is Sunday, it should be the day of the Sunday market, but there are really too few people today."
At the military school, there was silence, with some students waiting for their families to pick them up at the school gate, while others were already riding their bicycles.
No one knew that a coup d'état was about to take place in the city.
Since the city was built less than 500 years ago, old buildings abound here, and there is even a special museum: the Kacama Museum.
The museum exhibits not ancient Bolivian artifacts, but Chinese artifacts.
In this museum, the Bolivian government exhibits from China every year a selection of Chinese cultural relics found in Bolivia as a way to demonstrate the friendship between Bolivia and China.
In the city, there is also a parliament building of Bolivia's highest legislature, which is built in the French style and is made of white marble, which is very majestic.
In the city, there is also a national museum.
In the museum, there are various artifacts from the successive governments of Bolivia, and the collection here is richer than that of the Kacama Museum, which also includes many of Bolivia's national treasures.
In the city, there is also a government building, which is very grand, known as the Bolivian Presidential Palace, which is the office of the President of Bolivia and the official residence of the Bolivian head of state.
The building is known as the Presidential Palace because the building was formerly the Governor's Palace during the colonial period.
In 1998, the exterior of the building was renovated and the renovated building was turned to an aqua blue, which is also the color of the Bolivian nation and represents the national and unity of Bolivia.
In front of the door of the building, there is also a guarded old cannon, which was imported from Spain in 1810, and the rack of the cannon was made by local Bolivian craftsmen.
The interior of the building is very luxurious, with marble staircases and a hall called "Bellein Hall", where the floor is made of precious Brazilian rosewood.
At the rear of the building, there is a private garden with apple and cherry trees, as well as a variety of flowers and plants, which is a good place for the president to rest.
And in the city, there is also a mountain called "Zuniga", at an altitude of 4,064 meters, which is the symbol of La Paz and the soul of the city.
On November 10, the city suddenly became unusually quiet, and no one knew that a coup d'état was about to take place in the city.
It was ten o'clock in the morning, and Caldero and his men had arrived at the Capitol building, armed with weapons in hand.
At this time, in the Capitol building, the speaker of the House of Representatives, Serpa, was presiding over the meeting, and she was very surprised when she saw the situation outside: "The former army commander came to the Capitol building with his officers and soldiers, what does this mean?"
Serpa's surprise was not without reason, as Cardero had previously made several radical statements declaring that he wanted to overthrow the government.
If Caldero really brought a large number of his officers and soldiers to overthrow the government this time, then this coup d'état would be very big.
Serpa immediately summoned a meeting of the members of the House of Representatives to discuss countermeasures.
Many parliamentarians were frightened, ignorant of the coup, and there were already many people outside the Capitol building who hoped that Congress would take steps to stop Calderro's coup.
Some even broke through the cordon of the Capitol and entered the Capitol in order to stop the coup.
By this time, Caldero had already led his officers and men into the Capitol building, armed with weapons in hand, ready for battle.
Serpa said to Calderro: "If you have come according to the Constitution, then it is an insult to Congress that you have brought weapons in;
If you are here to carry out a coup d'état, then our Congress also has weapons, and you will not be able to succeed!"
Not to be outdone, the congressional guards stood at the door of the congressional building, armed with weapons, to prevent Caldero and his party from entering.
Caldero said to Serpa: "The president has resigned, I will take over the government, form a new cabinet, and your Congress will not point fingers."
Serpa was very unhappy with this, she said: "The president has resigned, you should first notify Congress, so that Congress can decide on the next move, if you come to occupy the Capitol first, it will be an insult to the Constitution."
Many members of Congress were outraged by Caldero's actions, shouting, "Caldero, you are a traitor!"
At this time, President Arce was in the presidential palace near the Capitol building, and he was discussing with the guards about informing the Congress of the president's resignation.
However, the moment he pushed the door, he felt that something was wrong, because he saw that the guards of the presidential palace were armed and ready to fight, apparently to prevent him from entering.
So he ordered: "You don't stop the members of Congress from entering the Capitol, they are meeting right now, and I am going to send the letter of resignation to Congress."
However, the guard said to him: "President, we have received an order not to allow anyone to enter the Capitol building, including you."
Arce was very angry about this, and he said: "I am the president, and I ordered you to enter the Capitol, how can you not obey my orders?"
The guard said to him: "President, we are only carrying out orders, and we cannot listen to your orders, and you, like everyone else, cannot enter the Capitol building."
Arce was very dissatisfied with this, and he said: "You are disobeying, you have disobeyed my orders, and I will punish you."
However, the guard replied to him: "President, you have resigned, and you have no authority to punish us."
Arce was even more angry at this, and he said to the guards: "I am going to punish you by not allowing you to enter the presidential palace, do you hear?"
The guards replied to them: "President, we are just carrying out orders, it's not that we won't let you enter the presidential palace, it's the people in the presidential palace who won't let us in, and we can't listen to your orders, you have already resigned and have no authority to give orders."
Arce couldn't believe it, he said: "I've already resigned?
My resignation letter hasn't been sent to Congress yet, so why do you say I'm resigned?"
The guard said to him: "President, we have received an order, no matter what you say, we will not let you enter the presidential palace."
2. President Arce confronted Zúñiga.
At this time, near the presidential palace, there was also no one occupied, but there was a patrol force with a convoy of universal armored vehicles and trucks "patrolling".
They are armed with weapons and ready for battle.
When the patrol arrived near the presidential palace, the guards of the presidential palace saw them and asked in a low voice: "Why are you here?"
The president has resigned, and there is no one left to protect the presidential palace. ”
The leader of this patrol force, hearing this, replied: "The president has resigned?"
Then let's go to the presidential palace and see, the president has resigned, and no one can enter the presidential palace. ”
So he rushed into the presidential palace with hundreds of troops, and the car at the front was still a tank.
When the tanks drove into the presidential palace, Arce saw this scene and was very surprised, because he thought that the guards of the parliament building had been controlled by him, so he did not expect the army tanks to come to the presidential palace.
So he said to the officer on the tank: "Who are you, how can you break into the presidential palace and get out of here quickly!"
The officer said to him: "President, you have resigned, I am going to take over the government and form a new cabinet, you have to be obedient now, don't let me do it."
Arce was very dissatisfied with this, so he shouted to the officer on the tank: "You are an insult to the Constitution, this is a coup d'état, you don't want to succeed!"
The officer replied to him: "President, don't resist, we have weapons in hand, you have nothing, we can beat you at any time!"
If you don't obey, we'll blow up the presidential palace!"
Arce was very angry about this, and he said to him: "Don't threaten to blow up the presidential palace, if you dare to do it, we will not sit idly by!"
Caldero was very dissatisfied with this, and he said to Arce: "President, you are threatening the country, this is a crime against the country, you must be responsible for your actions!"
Lay down your arms and exit the presidential palace, or we will do something to you. ”
Arce was very angry about this, he said: "Calderlo, you are carrying out a coup d'état, you have violated the constitution, you are a criminal act of the state, you must be responsible for your actions!"
Foreign Minister Sousa condemned the troop movement.
On the 11th local time, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bolivia condemned the movement of troops, believing that the military coup seriously violated Bolivia's democratic rule of law.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Luo