USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Simon Bolivar is often called the George Washington of Venezuela-and of Bolivia, Colombia, Panama, Ecuador and Peru. Washington threw colonialists out of one country; Bolivar liberated six from Spanish rule.

Detailed explanation-2: -During his lifetime, he led Bolivia, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Panama, and Venezuela to independence, and helped lay the foundations for democratic ideology in much of Hispanic America. For this reason, he is often considered the “George Washington of South America".

Detailed explanation-3: -Bolívar served as president of Gran Colombia (1819–30) and as dictator of Peru (1823–26). The country of Bolivia is named for him.

Detailed explanation-4: -Indeed, Simon Bolivar makes a sharp contrast with George Washington, his North American revolutionary counterpart. Both men were members of the colonial aristocracy. Simon Bolivar inherited his wealth, while George Washington married into it. Both men were the military leaders of their revolutionary movements.