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Simón Bolívar
July 24, 1783 – December 17, 1830
Venezuelan statesman and military officer (1783–1830)
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Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar Palacios Ponte y Blanco was a Venezuelan military officer and statesman who led what are currently the countries of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela to independence from the Spanish Empire. He is known colloquially as El Libertador, "the Liberator," of America.
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- Birthday · July 24
- Anniversary · December 17
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