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Ciudad Bolívar

Ciudad Bolívar is the capital of Bolívar state in south-eastern Venezuela, on the south bank of the Orinoco at its narrowest point. Founded in 1764 as Angostura, it became Simón Bolívar's base in the war of independence: the Congress of Angostura met there in 1819, and the Correo del Orinoco was printed there. It was renamed in his honour in 1846.

Ciudad Bolívar
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Third Republic of Venezuela

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Ciudad Bolívar. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ciudad-bolivar
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The Epoch Institute. “Ciudad Bolívar.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ciudad-bolivar.
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