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Simon Bolivar was the famous Venezuelan general who organized and led military forces to free the northern portion of South America from Spanish rule in the early nineteenth century. He is the leader who is being referred to when Hugo Chavez, Venezuela's current president refers to when talking about the Bolivarian revolution he hopes to bring to Latin American countries today.

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Toussaint L'ouverture , Father Hidalgo , Jose de San Martin

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Some are Simon Bolivar, Toussaint L'Ouverture and Miguel Hildalgo.

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