Bolivia

State · 1825–2026 CE · at its largest around 1865 CE

The Andean republic named after Simón Bolívar, created from Upper Peru after independence from Spain, with Antonio José de Sucre as an early president.

On its lands while it lasted

Antonio José de Sucre (1795 CE – 1830 CE): Venezuelan general and Bolívar's closest lieutenant, victor at Pichincha and Ayacucho and president of Bolivia (1825–1828).
Tacna (c. 1836 CE): Capital of Peru-Bolivian Confederation (1836–1839).
War of the Pacific (1879–1884 CE): Chile fought Bolivia and Peru over the nitrate-rich Atacama Desert, taking Bolivia's coastline and southern Peruvian provinces.
Chico Mendes (1944 CE – 1988 CE): Brazilian rubber tapper and environmentalist who campaigned to protect the Amazon rainforest; murdered by a rancher in 1988.