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The Venezuelan revolutionary Sim n Bol var, also known as El Libertador, sought to lead Latin America to independence from the Spanish in the early nineteenth century. Ever since he has been held as a model for subsequent Latin American radicals; Hugo Ch vez, President of Venezuela, has dubbed his own programmes of social reform the Bol varian Revolution . In his introduction to this collection of Bol var's writings, Ch vez explains why Bol var continues to inspire.