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Simon Bolivar
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Simon Bolivar 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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1. Simon Bolivar (Wikipedia)
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led what are currently the countries of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela to independence from the Spanish Empire
1. Simon Bolivar (Wikipedia)
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24 July 1783
1. Simon Bolivar (Wikipedia)
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17 December 1830
Spanish American wars of independence (Wikipedia)
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In Venezuela during his Admirable Campaign, Simon Bolivar instituted a policy of a war to the death
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