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Simón Bolívar, Interbrigade square, Prague, Czech Republic
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N 50° 06.412 E 014° 23.923
33U E 457003 N 5550685
Statue one of Latin America's greatest generals and political leaders - Simon Bolivar.
Waymark Code: WM93JN
Location: Hlavní město Praha, Czechia
Date Posted: 06/23/2010
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Simon Bolivar was one of South America's greatest generals. His victories over the Spaniards won independence for Bolivia, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. He is called El Liberator (The Liberator) and the "George Washington of South America."
His statue in one of Prague's parks was unveiled on June 21,1983 in occassion of his bicentennial. The copper statue is work by famous Czech sculptor Jan Hána.
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