1825 in Bolivia

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Events in the year 1825 in Bolivia . This year is celebrated in Bolivia as the official beginning of the nation, with the Declaration of Independence issued on 6 August.

Incumbents

• Head of State: ^[a]
  • Simón Bolívar (12 August–29 December)
  • Antonio José de Sucre (starting 29 December)

Ongoing events

• Bolivian War of Independence (1809–1825)
• Invasion of Chiquitos (1825)

Events

March

• 

  12 August: Simón Bolívar becomes the 1st President of Bolivia.

  Invasion of Chiquitos: The Empire of Brazil attempts to annex Chiquitos, now part of the Santa Cruz Department

April

• 1 April – War of Independence – Battle of Tumusla: Carlos Medinaceli Lizarazu defeats Pedro Antonio Olañeta in the last confrontation of the Bolivian War of Independence.

May

• 30 May – Invasion of Chiquitos: Brazil evacuates Chiquitos.

August

• 6 August – War of Independence: The Bolivian Declaration of Independence, in which Bolivia officially declares independence from the Spanish Empire, is approved by the General Assembly of Deputies of the Province of Upper Peru.
• 12 August – Simón Bolívar enters Bolivian territory. From that day, by virtue of the decree that proclaimed independence, he became the 1st President of Bolivia. ^[3]
• 17 August
  • A green-red-green tricolor is adopted by the General Assembly as the flag of Bolivia. ^[4]
  • A design is adopted by the General Assembly as the coat of arms of Bolivia. ^[5]

December

• 29 December – Bolívar renounces his position and delegates command to Antonio José de Sucre. ^{[6] [7]}

Deaths

• 2 April – Pedro Antonio Olañeta, Spanish Royalist general (b. 1774)

Notes

Footnotes

1. The title of "President of the Republic" was not formally established until 19 June 1826. ^[1] Bolívar and Sucre are generally regarded as the first and second presidents of Bolivia, respectively. ^[2]

Citations

1. Gaceta Oficial 1826.
2. Mesa 2003, pp. 563–566.
3. Mesa 2003, p. 564.
4. Gaceta Oficia 1825a.
5. Gaceta Oficial 1825b.
6. Mesa 2003, p. 566.
7. Gaceta Oficial 1825c.

Bibliography

• "Decreto Supremo de 17 July 1825". Gaceta Oficial del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia (in Spanish). 17 August 1825a. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
• "Decreto Supremo de 17 July 1825". Gaceta Oficial del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia (in Spanish). 17 August 1825b. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
• "Decreto Supremo de 29 November 1825". Gaceta Oficial del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia (in Spanish). 29 December 1825c. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
• "Ley de 19 May 1826". Gaceta Oficial del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia (in Spanish). 19 June 1826. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
• Mesa Gisbert, Carlos D. (2003). Presidentes de Bolivia: entre urnas y fusiles | El poder ejecutivo: los ministros de estado (in Spanish) (Third ed.). La Paz: Editorial Gisbert.