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The True Simon Bolivar

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Bolivar was a much hated dictator and - at the beginning of his career - a military failure. His aide and friend, Gen. Daniel O'Leary, an Irish soldier described him so: "His chest was narrow, his figure slender, his legs particularly thin. His skin was swarthy and rather coarse. His hands and feet were small ...a woman might have envied them. His expression, when he was in good humor, was pleasant, but it became terrible when he was aroused. The change was unbelievable." Bolivar explained his motives: "I confess this (the coronation of Napoleon in 1804) made me think of my unhappy country and the glory which he would win who should liberate it."

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  • Interesting angle. What were your references? I would like to look at them myself.

    Thanks.

  • He was named Dictator. He didn't take the position by force.

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