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Events relating to bolivia
Rich seams of silver are discovered at Potosi, in modern Bolivia
With acts of defiance in Sucre, Bolivia becomes the first American province to rebel against the Spanish authorities
With a victory at Tumusla Antonio José de Sucre liberates Upper Peru (the future Bolivia), the last Spanish stronghold in continental America
Upper Peru declares independence as the republic of Bolivia, in honour of Simón Bolívar
The War of the Pacific brings Chile new mineral wealth at the expense of Bolivia and Peru
The Chaco War breaks out between Bolivia and Paraguay, in dispute over the swampy plain known as the Gran Chaco
A truce ends armed hostilities in the three-year Chaco War between Bolivia and Paraguay
The peace of Buenos Aires, ending the Chaco War, gives Paraguay most of the region under dispute with Bolivia
A left-wing coup brings Paz Estenssoro to power and launches a 12-year revolution in Bolivia
A military junta seizes power in Bolivia, ending the 12-year left-wing regime of Paz Estenssoro
Che Guevara arrives in Bolivia in the hope of fomenting a left-wing revolution
Cuban revolutionary Che Guevara is captured and executed in Bolivia
With the return of democracy to Bolivia, the 77-year-old Paz Estenssoro is once again elected president