Antonio Jose de Sucre
1795 – 1830 Venezuelan general, statesman
Bolivar's leading general and first president of Bolivia.
- Religion
- Catholic
- Affiliations
- Spanish American independence movement
Antonio Jose de Sucre was Simon Bolivar's most trusted commander and won the decisive Battle of Ayacucho in 1824, which broke Spanish power in South America. He became the first constitutional president of Bolivia, named after Bolivar. He was assassinated in 1830 while still a young man.
In the timeline
- 1824 Battle of Ayacucho ends Spanish rule in South America mentioned
- 1824 The Battle of Ayacucho mentioned
- 1825 Independence of Bolivia mentioned