However, Oviedo ignored the order, barricaded himself in the Army barracks and threatened to carry out a coup d'état unless the president resigned.

[4] Wasmosy sought refuge at the United States embassy and, according to some reports, even wrote his resignation due to fear of the strong military power Oviedo had at the time, but later scrapped the idea when he felt supported by the protests and international pressure.

[5] On 24 April, Wasmosy announced his intention to appoint Oviedo as Minister of Defense, ostensibly with the aim of neutralizing him.

The appointment only exacerbated the demonstrations, which occupied the squares in front of the then-building of Congress (now the Cultural Center of the Republic) and even the Palacio de los López, asking now not only the arrest of Oviedo, but also Wasmosy's resignation out of cowardice.

[6] Finally, around noon on 25 April, Wasmosy revoked Oviedo's appointment as Minister of Defense, under strong political, diplomatic and popular pressure from the general public, regional governments, and especially the United States government.