SIMON BOLIVAR

Simón Bolívar

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"Bolívar" redirects here. For other uses, see Bolívar (disambiguation).

This is a Spanish name; the first family name is Bolívar and the second is Palacios y Blanco.

Simón Bolívar
Oil painting by Ricardo Acevedo Bernal.
President of Colombia
In office December 17, 1819 – May 4, 1830
Vice President	Francisco de Paula Santander
Succeeded by	Domingo Caycedo
President of Venezuela
In office August 6, 1813 – July 7, 1814
Preceded by	Cristóbal Mendoza
In office February 15, 1819 – December 17, 1819
Succeeded by	José Antonio Páez
President of Bolivia
In office August 12, 1825 – December 29, 1825
Succeeded by	Antonio José de Sucre
President of Peru
In office February 17, 1824 – January 28, 1827
Preceded by	José Bernardo de Tagle, Marquis of Torre-Tagle
Succeeded by	Andrés de Santa Cruz
Born	July 24, 1783(1783-07-24) Caracas, Venezuela
Died	December 17, 1830 (aged 47) Santa Marta, Colombia
Spouse(s)	María Teresa Rodríguez del Toro y Alaysa
Religion	Roman Catholic
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Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar Palacios y Blanco, commonly known as Simón Bolívar (July 24, 1783 – December 17, 1830) was a Venezuelan political leader. Together with José de San Martín, he played a key role in Latin America's successful struggle for independence from Spain.

Following the triumph over the Spanish Monarchy, Bolívar participated in the foundation of the first Republic of Colombia (today referred to by historians as "Gran Colombia" to avoid confusion with the current nation of the same name), a state formed from several former Spanish colonies. He was President of Gran Colombia from 1819 to 1830. Bolívar is credited with contributing decisively to the independence of the present-day countries of Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia and is revered as a national hero in those nations.