{"id":2284209,"date":"2024-06-26T18:18:01","date_gmt":"2024-06-26T22:18:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/army-commander-refusing-presidents-order-to-withdraw-bolivian-coup-underway\/"},"modified":"2024-06-26T18:21:45","modified_gmt":"2024-06-26T22:21:45","slug":"army-commander-refusing-presidents-order-to-withdraw-bolivian-coup-underway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/army-commander-refusing-presidents-order-to-withdraw-bolivian-coup-underway\/","title":{"rendered":"Army Commander Refusing President\u2019s Order to Withdraw: Bolivian Coup Underway"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Farmy-commander-refusing-presidents-order-to-withdraw-bolivian-coup-underway%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2284209&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Bolivian President Luis Arce is confronting what\u2063 he describes as an attempted coup, with armored vehicles and military personnel assaulting the government palace. In response, Arce, surrounded by his\u200b cabinet, released a video message affirming his commitment to maintaining \u2062his position and urging respect for democracy.\u200d This incident occurred as the head \u2064of the nation&#8217;s \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oh-the-places-the-woke-will-go-dr-seuss-canceled-for-racial-undertones\/\" title=\"Oh The Places The Woke Will Go: Dr. Seuss Canceled For \u2018Racial Undertones\u2019\">largest labor union<\/a> denounced the\u2062 attempted coup and called for an indefinite strike to \u2062support the \u2064government. The situation\u2063 further escalated when Juan\u2063 Jos\u00e9 Z\u00fa\u00f1iga, a figure apparently associated with the military action, hinted at potential changes in the government while acknowledging \u2064Arce&#8217;s authority. He claimed the army&#8217;s intent was to restore democracy and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sullivan-calls-putins-order-for-navalnys-private-funeral-sign-of-weakness\/\" title=\"Sullivan deems Putin's private funeral order for Navalny as a 'weakness sign\">release \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/che-guevara-loving-smithsonian-enriched-by-stimulus-bill\/\" title=\"Che Guevara-Loving Smithsonian Enriched by Stimulus Bill\">political prisoners<\/a><\/a>, signaling deep political tensions within Bolivia.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/ap-reports\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/ap-reports\/%20\"><span>The Associated Press<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   June 26, 2024 at 2:09pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) \u2014 Bolivian President Luis Arce said Wednesday in a video message, surrounded by his cabinet, that he was standing firm <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/bolivia-military-deployment-arce-coup-fears-028cd88f3be1fb02164c05deb0faa099\">against an attempted coup<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Armored vehicles assaulted the government palace in the South American nation. Bolivian television showed two tanks and a number of men in military uniform outside the building.<\/p>\n<p>In a message on the social platform X, Arce called for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/shocker-even-andrew-cuomo-blasting-braggs-anti-trump-witch-hunt-talk-threat-democracy\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">democracy<\/a> to be respected.<\/p>\n<p>The leadership of Bolivia\u2019s largest labor union has also condemned what it calls an attempted coup d\u2019\u00e9tat and declared an indefinite strike of social and labor organizations in La Paz in defense of the government.<\/p>\n<p>Bolivian President Luis Arce has told the army general commander, who appeared to be leading the rebellion: \u201cI am your captain, and I order you to withdraw your soldiers, and I will not allow this insubordination.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Before entering the government palace, Juan Jos\u00e9 Z\u00fa\u00f1iga told journalists in the plaza outside that \u201cSurely soon there will be a new Cabinet of ministers; our country, our state cannot go on like this.\u201d Z\u00fa\u00f1iga said that \u201cfor now\u201d he recognizes Arce as commander in chief.<\/p>\n<p>Z\u00fa\u00f1iga did not explicitly say whether he is leading a coup, but in the palace, with bangs echoing behind him, he said the army was trying to \u201crestore democracy and free our political prisoners.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fbi-swarms-small-town-swat-team-armored-vehicles-search-jan-6-suspect\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Armored vehicles<\/a> rammed into the doors of Bolivia\u2019s government palace Wednesday as President Luis Arce said the country faced an attempted coup, insisted he stands firm and urged people to mobilize.<\/p>\n<p>In a video of Arce surrounded by ministers in the palace, he said: \u201cThe country is facing an attempted coup d\u2019\u00e9tat. Here we are, firm in Casa Grande, to confront any coup attempt. We need the Bolivian people to organize.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Is more instability in Bolivia&#8217;s future?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Arce confronted the general commander of the Army, Juan Jos\u00e9 Z\u00fa\u00f1iga, in the palace hallway, as shown on video on Bolivian television. \u201cI am your captain, and I order you to withdraw your soldiers, and I will not allow this insubordination,\u201d Arce said.<\/p>\n<p>The Western Journal has not reviewed this Associated Press story prior to publication. Therefore, it may contain editorial bias or may in some other way not meet our normal editorial standards. It is provided to our readers as a service from The Western Journal.<\/p>\n<div id=\"author-info-44902\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/ap-reports\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-44902\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-44902\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-44902\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-44902\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Associated Press is an independent, not-for<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-agrees-to-hear-case-involving-trump-17-house-democrats-and-the-biden-administration\/\" title=\"Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Case Involving Trump, 17 House Democrats, and the Biden Administration\">-profit news cooperative headquartered<\/a> in New York City. Their teams in over 100 countries tell the world\u2019s stories, from breaking news to investigative reporting. They provide content and services to help <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elderly-american-man-given-life-sentence-in-china-after-closed-door-trial\/\" title=\"Elderly American Man Given Life Sentence in China After Closed-Door Trial\">engage audiences worldwide<\/a>, working with companies of all types, from broadcasters to brands. Photo credit: @AP on Twitter<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a video message with his cabinet, Bolivian President Luis Arce declared resistance against an attempted coup. 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