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:
  • 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.
• 17 August
  • A green-red-green tricolor is adopted by the General Assembly as the flag of Bolivia.
  • A design is adopted by the General Assembly as the coat of arms of Bolivia.

December

• 29 December – Bolívar renounces his position and delegates command to Antonio José de Sucre.

Deaths

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

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.