President Luis Arce's career has mirrored Bolivia's economic trajectory from boom to bust

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The president of Bolivia is a 60-year-old leftist whom many see as an opponent of Washington-backed free-market and neoliberal policies. Luis Arce became the target of an attempted coup Wednesday night when the general commander of the military led rebels to Bolivia's government palace.

FILE - Bolivian President Luis Arce attends an Indigenous ritual before delivering his annual state of the nation address at the presidential palace in La Paz, Bolivia, Jan. 22, 2024. Armored vehicles rammed into the doors of Bolivia’s government palace Wednesday, June 26, 2024, as a top government official warned of a coup attempt.

Bolivian television showed Arce confronting the apparent leader of the rebellion in the hallway of the government palace Wednesday night.

 

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