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Third Republic of Venezuela

1817 CE – 1819 CE · capital Angostura

The patriot republic Bolívar rebuilt from Angostura on the Orinoco, which launched the campaigns that freed northern South America.

Origins

After exile in Jamaica and Haiti, Bolívar returned to Venezuela in 1816. In 1817 patriot forces under Manuel Piar and Bolívar captured the Guayana region and its town of Angostura, now Ciudad Bolívar, on the Orinoco, giving the patriots a secure base. The republic was proclaimed there.

Rule and society

Bolívar consolidated his authority, ordering Piar's execution in 1817 for insubordination. José Antonio Páez won over the llaneros of the plains, and British and Irish volunteers formed the British Legion. The newspaper Correo del Orinoco spread patriot views from 1818. The Congress of Angostura met in February 1819, when Bolívar delivered his famous address on government.

Decline and legacy

After Bolívar's crossing of the Andes and victory at Boyacá in August 1819, the Congress of Angostura proclaimed the union of Venezuela and New Granada as Gran Colombia in December 1819.

Lineage

Second Republic of Venezuela 1813 CE – 1814 CEThird Republic of VenezuelaGran Colombia 1819 CE – 1831 CE

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Third Republic of Venezuela. In The Epoch Institute States Register. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/third-republic-of-venezuela
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