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Simón Bolívar declares the independence of Gran Colombia in Angostura (now Ciudad Bolívar in Venezuela).
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Venezuelan statesman and military officer (1783–1830)
Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios was a Venezuelan statesman and military officer who led what are currently the countries of Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Panama, and Bolivia to independence from the Spanish Empire. He is known colloquially as…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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