Portrait of Simón Bolívar
From history

Simón Bolívar

Liberator of Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia

Led armies that freed much of South America from Spain and dreamed of a united continent. His Gran Colombia broke apart soon after.

Simón Bolívar sits in the right-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: centered on economy and leaning authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly strength-first on war and peace, leaning authoritarian on liberty and authority and leaning nationalist on nation. The profile is close to the middle on economy and environment.

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Where Simón Bolívar sits on eight dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this leader's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomyCentered on economy
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityLeaning authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureSlightly progressive
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationLeaning nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentCentered on environment
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologySlightly tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceStrongly strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsSlightly anti-establishment
Anti-establishmentInstitutional

Leaders most like Simón Bolívar

Giuseppe Garibaldi Leader of Italian unification, 1860 to 186182%Benazir Bhutto Prime Minister of Pakistan, 1988 to 1990 and 1993 to 199681%Sun Yat-sen Founding leader of the Republic of China, 191279%Edi Rama Prime Minister of Albania, 2013 to present78%Volodymyr Zelensky President of Ukraine, 2019 to present78%Akbar Mughal Emperor, 1556 to 160577%

Leaders furthest from Simón Bolívar

Mahatma Gandhi Leader of the Indian independence movement21%Olof Palme Prime Minister of Sweden, 1969 to 1976 and 1982 to 198635%José Mujica President of Uruguay, 2010 to 201535%

Political views closest to Simón Bolívar

BonapartismAuthoritarian rule by a popular leader who claims to embody the nation, with plebiscites…75%Anti-colonial nationalismFuses independence struggles with economic self-reliance and national dignity.71%Pan-AfricanismSeeks solidarity and unity among African peoples and states.70%

Percentages show how close two profiles are across all eight dimensions. Including a person here is for historical study and comparison, not approval. Portrait: Luis Enrique Toro Moreno (1897-1933), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons; see all photo credits.