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1783 – 1830Simón Bolívar (1783-1830)Died 17 December 1830, aged 47Bolívar led independence movements across northern South America, liberating Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia from Spanish rule. He served as president of Gran Colombia before resigning amid the union's collapse in 1830. He died of tuberculosis in Santa Marta, Colombia, shortly after leaving office.