Simón Bolívar: Liberator of Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia

Simón Bolívar (1783–1830) led independence campaigns that freed five nations:

1. Venezuela: Key military/political leader; first president (1819).
2. Colombia: Won Battle of Boyacá (1819); president of Gran Colombia.
3. Ecuador: Liberated as part of Gran Colombia (1822).
4. Peru: Led campaign culminating in Battle of Ayacucho (1824).
5. Bolivia: Upper Peru liberated (1825), named in his honor.

His leadership, strategy, and vision earned the title El Libertador across Latin America.