1825 in Bolivia
# 1825 in Bolivia

Events in the year 1825 in Bolivia. This year is celebrated in Bolivia as the official beginning of the nation, with the Declaration of Independence issued on 6 August.

## Incumbents

* Head of State:
   * Simón Bolívar (12 August–29 December)
   * Antonio José de Sucre (starting 29 December)

## Ongoing events

* Bolivian War of Independence (1809–1825)
* Invasion of Chiquitos (1825)

## Events

### March

* 12 August: Simón Bolívar becomes the 1st President of Bolivia. Invasion of Chiquitos: The Empire of Brazil attempts to annex Chiquitos, now part of the Santa Cruz Department

### April

* 1 April – War of Independence – Battle of Tumusla: Carlos Medinaceli Lizarazu defeats Pedro Antonio Olañeta in the last confrontation of the Bolivian War of Independence.

### May

* 30 May – Invasion of Chiquitos: Brazil evacuates Chiquitos.

### August

* 6 August – War of Independence: The Bolivian Declaration of Independence, in which Bolivia officially declares independence from the Spanish Empire, is approved by the General Assembly of Deputies of the Province of Upper Peru.
* 12 August – Simón Bolívar enters Bolivian territory. From that day, by virtue of the decree that proclaimed independence, he became the 1st President of Bolivia.
* 17 August
   * A green-red-green tricolor is adopted by the General Assembly as the flag of Bolivia.
   * A design is adopted by the General Assembly as the coat of arms of Bolivia.

### December

* 29 December – Bolívar renounces his position and delegates command to Antonio José de Sucre.

## Deaths

* 2 April – Pedro Antonio Olañeta, Spanish Royalist general (b. 1774)
