Bolivia History Timeline & Facts
South
America - Concise History of the Mesoamerican civilisations
Mesoamericans
were the ancient civilisations of South America which is now
divided into 12 independent countries consisting of
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador,
Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela.
The diverse civilizations of ancient Mesoamerica included
the Olmecs, Toltecs, Aztecs, Incas and Mayans
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History, Facts and Timeline about Bolivia
1545 The Spanish conquer Bolivia
1561 Santa Cruz was founded by the Spaniard Nuflo de Chavez
1810 - Overthrow of the king of Spain by Napoleon
1819 General Simon Bolivar defeats Bolivian royalist forces
in the Battle of Boyaca on August 7 and the Republic of
Colombia (also known as Gran Colombia) is proclaimed on
December 17, consisting of Colombia, Venezuela, and Ecuador
1825 Bolivia declared its independence from Peru liberated
by Simon Bolivar, for whom the Bolivian nation was later
named
1907 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid went to Bolivia
where they were gunned down by Bolivian soldiers after
robbing a mine
1928 Oil was discovered in the foothills of the Andes at the
western Bolivian region of the Chaco
1932-1935 The Chaco War with Paraguay - ironically it was
discovered that there was no oil after all
1942 Jun 7, Victor Paz Estensorro founded the National
Revolutionary Movement
1952-1956 Victor Paz Estensorro founder of the National
Revolutionary Movement served his first of four terms as
Bolivian president
Latin American guerrilla leader Jan, Ernesto "Che" Guevara
began organizing the National Liberation Army in Bolivia
1967 Oct 9, Che Guevara was executed while attempting to
incite revolution in Bolivia
1971-1978 Colonel Hugo Banzer Suarez ruled Bolivia as the
military dictator
1982-1985 Hernan Siles Zuazo (1913-1996) became Bolivian
president again and restored democracy after 18 years of
military rule
2001 Jun 7, Former president Victor Paz Estensorro, founder
of the National Revolutionary Movement, died at the age of
93.
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