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| In Bolivia, the military tried to storm the government building |
| 2024-06-27 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] The Bolivian military launched an assault to take control of the building of the Bolivian Government Palace in La Paz, Telesur TV channel reported on June 26. According to journalists, the soldiers managed to enter the building. They also drove an armored vehicle into the territory of the presidential palace. The former commander of the national army, General Juan José Zúñiga, issued a statement to “take back” Bolivia. As Regnum reported, in October 2019, protests broke out in Bolivia, which ended in a coup. After this, the former president of the republic, Evo Morales, was forced to leave the country. The new Bolivian government that came to power began criminal prosecution of the politician. However, a year later, Luis Arce, a party ally of Morales, was elected as the new president of Bolivia. In March 2021, the country's authorities arrested Jeanine Áñez, who served as the acting president of the republic after the coup. In June 2022, she was sentenced to ten years in prison for failure to perform the duties of a senator and “making decisions contrary to the constitution. |
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