# Simón Bolívar

_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.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 24 July 1783 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8605#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Caracas ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8605#P19))
- **Died:** 17 December 1830 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8605#P570))
- **Place of death:** Quinta de San Pedro Alejandrino ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8605#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Spain; Venezuela ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8605#P27))
- **Occupation:** politician; military officer ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8605#P106))
- **Spouse:** María Teresa del Toro y Alayza ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8605#P26))
- **Positions held:** president of Bolivia (12 August 1825 – 29 December 1825); President of Peru (8 February 1824 – 28 January 1827); President of Colombia (17 December 1819 – 27 April 1830); president (1819–1830); President of Venezuela (1 October 1817 – 24 February 1819); President of Venezuela (7 August 1813 – 16 July 1814) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8605#P39))
- **Awards:** Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun of Peru‎; honorary doctorate of the National University of San Marcos; liberator of Venezuela ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8605#P166))

## Questions

**When was Simón Bolívar born?**  
Simón Bolívar was born on 24 July 1783 in Caracas.

**What positions has Simón Bolívar held?**  
Positions held by Simón Bolívar include: president of Bolivia (1825–1825); President of Peru (1824–1827); President of Colombia (1819–1830); president (1819–1830); President of Venezuela (1817–1819).

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Simón Bolívar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sim%C3%B3n_Bol%C3%ADvar) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): साइमन बोलीवार](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A8_%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q8605](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8605) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Simón Bolívar by Acevedo Bernal, 1922.jpg by Ricardo Acevedo Bernal (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sim%C3%B3n_Bol%C3%ADvar_by_Acevedo_Bernal,_1922.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Simón Bolívar, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Simón Bolívar by Acevedo Bernal, 1922.jpg — Ricardo Acevedo Bernal, Public domain.

## Cite this page

"Simón Bolívar". DigiNepal. Last updated 1 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/simon-bolivar. Retrieved 5 November 2026.