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Antonio José de Sucre

1795 - 1830

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Antonio José de Sucre y Alcalá (Spanish pronunciation: [anˈtonjo xoˈse ðe ˈsukɾej alkaˈla] ; 3 February 1795 – 4 June 1830), known as the "Gran Mariscal de Ayacucho" (English: "Grand Marshal of Ayacucho"), was a Venezuelan general and politician who served as the president of Bolivia from 1825 to 1828. A close friend and associate of Simón Bolívar, he was one of the primary leaders of South America's struggle for independence from the Spanish Empire. Born to an aristocratic family in Cumaná, Sucre joined the revolt against Spanish rule in 1814 and quickly established himself as a highly capable military leader. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Antonio José de Sucre has received more than 591,398 page views. His biography is available in 57 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 55 in 2019). Antonio José de Sucre is the 3,114th most popular politician (down from 3,008th in 2019), the 6th most popular biography from Venezuela and the 4th most popular Venezuelan Politician.

Antonio José de Sucre is most famous for being a military and political leader of the fight for independence from Spain in South America.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Antonio José de Sucre ranks 3,114 out of 19,576Before him are Blaise Compaoré, Paul Kruger, Haman, Ranavalona III, Razia Sultana, and Herod II. After him are Leopold V, Archduke of Austria, Hyrcanus II, Cassius Chaerea, Neriglissar, Sophonisba, and Hisham II.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1795, Antonio José de Sucre ranks 8Before him are Frederick William IV of Prussia, Leopold von Ranke, Anna Pavlovna of Russia, John Keats, Thomas Carlyle, and Pavel Jozef Šafárik. After him are Ary Scheffer, Dred Scott, Alexander Griboyedov, Ernst Heinrich Weber, Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg, and John William Polidori. Among people deceased in 1830, Antonio José de Sucre ranks 10Before him are George IV of the United Kingdom, Adam Weishaupt, Francis I of the Two Sicilies, Benjamin Constant, Carlota Joaquina of Spain, and Laurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr. After him are Thomas Lawrence, Louis I, Grand Duke of Hesse, Louis Henri, Prince of Condé, Louis I, Grand Duke of Baden, Petar I Petrović-Njegoš, and Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg.

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In Venezuela

Among people born in Venezuela, Antonio José de Sucre ranks 6 out of 183Before him are Simón Bolívar (1783), Hugo Chávez (1954), Carlos the Jackal (1949), Nicolás Maduro (1962), and Francisco de Miranda (1750). After him are Baruj Benacerraf (1920), Carolina Herrera (1939), Rafael Caldera (1916), Reynaldo Hahn (1874), Carlos Andrés Pérez (1922), and Rómulo Betancourt (1908).

Among POLITICIANS In Venezuela

Among politicians born in Venezuela, Antonio José de Sucre ranks 4Before him are Simón Bolívar (1783), Hugo Chávez (1954), and Nicolás Maduro (1962). After him are Carolina Herrera (1939), Rafael Caldera (1916), Carlos Andrés Pérez (1922), Rómulo Betancourt (1908), Ramón José Velásquez (1916), Marcos Pérez Jiménez (1914), Juan Vicente Gómez (1857), and José Antonio Páez (1790).