History of Bolivia

Finding Bolivia

Dec 8, 1524

Fransico Pizarro and his fellow spanish conquistadors first glimpsed the new world in 1524. these men vissioned lands of gold that led to aggresive colonization

Spanish take over

Dec 8, 1594

Spanish conquerors firmly implanted their languaue, religon, and costumes onto the natives

The Incas

Jun 8, 1600

Bolivia was apart of the Inca empire. After Spaniards defeated the Incas the natives became slaves.

Simon Bolivar

Aug 6, 1825

In 1825 Bolivia gained its own indapendce, and named after Simon Bolivar.

New Leader

Dec 9, 1828

Andre's Santa Cruz established himself dictator after efailing in an attempt in the previous year to be elected president.

Shhh its a Secret

Dec 10, 1873

Peru and Bolivia make a secret alliance with one another that will later drag both of them into war with Chile.

Loss of Land

Oct 20, 1883

Bolivia losses a tremenduse amount of land and their only coastline in the War of the Pacific

Fight for land

Jun 12, 1935

Bolivia and Paraguay both disputed over the Chaco region, and this dispute turned into a full fleged war. Bolivia Won the war and kept the Chaco region.

we want better jobs

Dec 10, 1951

Many of the bolivian miners wanted better working conditions, higher pay, and less exporting to Europe so they revolted with the guidence of Victor Paz Estenssoro.

Restarting the mines

Apr 10, 1952

the revolt over the mines in bolivia ended after the bolivian military had given up, And Paz Estenssoro had become president of bolivia.

Hernán Siles Zuazo

Dec 10, 1982

After President Tejada had died in a helocopter crash, the Bolizian goverment elected Hernan Siles Zuazo as president. Zuazo Hhelped boost the economy greatly. At one point he raised it 35%.

A president resigns

Oct 10, 2003

President Sanchez de Lozada resigns and fleas to Miami (where he lives today). And his Vice President Carlos Mesa took over.