Today, is the national day of Bolivia!! It commemorates the anniversary of the establishment of the Bolivian Republic in 1825. The Spanish occupation of the landlocked South American country, which was previously known as Upper Peru, began in 1525. Freedom was proclaimed in 1809, but it took another 16 years war before Bolivia, named after its legendary freedom fighter Simon Bolivar, became the Republic of Bolivia.
Posted on: Wed, 06 Aug 2014 12:00:34 +0000
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