In the midst of the coup attempt, a new military command was appointed to remove General Zuñiga's authority over the armed forces
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.
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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.
Comment: In just the last 6 months or so, the number of threats to world leaders, assassination and coup attempts, seems to have spiked: