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Bolivia is named after Simón Bolívar, a Venezuelan leader in the Spanish American wars of independence. [22] The leader of Venezuela, Antonio José de Sucre, had been given the option by Bolívar to either unify Charcas (present-day Bolivia) with the newly formed Republic of Peru, to unify with the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata, or to formally declare its independence from Spain ...
The president of Bolivia is the head of state and head of government of Bolivia, directly elected to a five-year term by the Bolivian people. The officeholder leads the executive branch of the government and is the captain general of the Armed Forces of Bolivia. Since the office was established in 1825, 65 men and 2 women have served as president.
Bolivia was one of thirty-five countries and the only country in South America to abstain from voting on a United Nations resolution condemning Russia, [d] a move condemned by much of the opposition. Former president Jorge Quiroga lamented the position of the Arce administration as an "international ignominy" that "leaves [Bolivia] as a ...
possibly after Lava: Lechia (historical and/or alternative name of Poland) Lech: Norway: Nór (although other etymologies are generally more widely accepted) Romania: from "Rome" (the modern capital city of Italy) / "Roman", which possibly comes from Romulus: Russia: Rus: Solomon Islands: King Solomon of Israel and Judah: Somalia: Supposedly ...
Evo Morales, Bolivia's first indigenous president. Lidia Gueiler Tejada was Bolivia's first female president. Sucre oversaw the early developments of the country with the promulgation of the Political Constitution of 1826. Andrés de Santa Cruz oversaw the unification of Bolivia with Peru to become the Peru-Bolivian Confederation in 1836.
After the 2019 Bolivian political crisis that saw President Evo Morales's resignation, Interim President Jeanine Áñez called new presidential elections. The elections took place on 18 October 2020 and Luis Arce , endorsed by Morales, a candidate from the Movement for Socialism who previously served as Minister of Economy and Public Finance in ...
Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar Palacios Ponte y Blanco [c] (24 July 1783 – 17 December 1830) was a Venezuelan statesman and military officer who led what are currently the countries of Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Panama, and Bolivia to independence from the Spanish Empire.
European Union: President of the European Council – António Costa: President of the European Commission – Ursula von der Leyen [21] Sovereign Military Order of Malta: Prince and Grand Master – John T. Dunlap: Grand Chancellor – Riccardo Paternò di Montecupo