Simon Bolivar — Venezuelan Revolutionary born on July 24, 1783, died on December 17, 1830

Simón Bolívar, in full Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios, was a Venezuelan military and political leader who played an instrumental role in the establishment of Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia, Peru and Colombia as sovereign states, independent of Spanish rule... (wikipedia)

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