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Bolivia President Luis Arce swears in new military commanders after slamming an attempted "coup d'etat" as soldiers and tanks deployed outside government buildings and tried to knock down a door of the presidential palace. IMAGES
Chilean President Gabriel Boric marches in the capital Santiago to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the military coup led by General Augusto Pinochet against socialist President Salvador Allende. IMAGES
General Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, who overthrew Ali Bongo Ondimba, scion of a family that had ruled the oil-rich central African nation since 1967, is sworn in as interim president in Gabon. Taking the oath of office, he promised "free, transparent and credible elections" to restore civilian rule but without giving a timeframe. IMAGES
West African military chiefs meet in Ghana to coordinate a possible armed intervention aimed at reversing the coup in Niger. IMAGES
The United States voices concern about the health of Niger's detained president after Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke to him by telephone. "We are greatly worried about his health and his personal safety and the personal safety of his family," State Department spokesman Matthew Miller tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
In a statement broadcast on national television, Niger's military regime, the CNSP (Conseil national pour la sauvegarde de la patrie,) accuses France of having "unilaterally released captured terrorist prisoners". SOUNDBITE
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