USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Bolivia is named after the independence fighter Simon Bolivar; it broke away from Spanish rule in 1825; much of its subsequent history has consisted of a series of nearly 200 coups and counter-coups.

Detailed explanation-2: -Bolívar served as president of Gran Colombia (1819–30) and as dictator of Peru (1823–26). The country of Bolivia is named for him. Read more about the short-lived Republic of Colombia, or Gran Colombia (1819–30). Learn more about Bolivia.

Detailed explanation-3: -1545-Silver Mountain, or Cerro Rico, discovered at Potosi in the southwest, providing Spain with immense wealth. 1824-Venezuelan freedom fighter Simon Bolivar, after whom Bolivia is named, liberates the country from Spanish rule.

Detailed explanation-4: -Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios (24 July 1783 – 17 December 1830) was a Venezuelan military and political leader who led what are currently the countries of Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Panama and Bolivia to independence from the Spanish Empire.

Detailed explanation-5: -Venezuelan military and political leader Simon Bolivar has two countries named after him, Bolivia being the obvious one but also Venezuela, which carries the official name of Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.