Bolivarianism

"Simon Bolivar is the leader of the revolution of this land. He is the leader of the social revolution, the people's revolution, the historical revolution."
Hugo Chávez

Bolivarianism is an authoritarian ideology that uses Nationalistic Patriotic, and Pan-Nationalistic ideas used predominantly in Venezuela and Colombia. It is based on the Ideas of Simon Bolivar for creating an unified Latin-American state, but in time it has added of Socialism of the 21st Century ideas, giving rise to Bolivarian Socialism or Chavismo.

History

Simón Bolivar was born in Caracas, now Venezuela, in July 24th, 1783. He was born to a rich Criollo family, and was sent to study at Madrid at 16. He would return to Venezuela after marrying, but after his wife's death in 1803, he would return to Europe, this time to France. There, he re-encountered with his teacher, Simón Rodríguez, who gives Bolivar ideas about liberating Venezuela from the Spanish Empire. In France, he would presence the coronation of Napoleon Bonaparte, and found about the Enlightenment, which further influenced him to liberate South America from the Spanish Empire, this is expressed in the Oath of the Sacred Mountain.

In 1807, taking advantage of the fact that Spain was invaded by Napoleonic France and was fighting for it's independence, Bolivar returns to Venezuela. In 1808, he starts his political activity, joining the Patriotic Society of Caracas. In 1810, the General Captaincy of Venezuela was deposed due to Spain being a Napoleonic puppet state, while the Venezuelan people were loyal to the Spanish Monarchy. In 1811, Venezuela declares it's independence from Spain, however this doesn't last long, as Spain invades Venezuela back, adding a earthquake which affected Caracas heavily. W.I.P

Beliefs

Bolivar was a follower of Classical Liberalism. Bolivar believed in Republicanism, as he wanted to create a centralized federation of Latin American republics that was governed by a strong executive and a British-inspired constitution. Despite this, Bolivar, many times, showed his favor towards authoritarianism. Bolivar was a self-proclaimed abolitionist, promising to abolish slavery in Latin America. He also called for land distribution to Indigenous peoples.

How to Draw

The flag of Bolivarianism is based on the design of Gran Colombia. It has the same design of that historical country, there is no differences between those two flags.

Draw a ball.
Draw a tri-color flag in yellow, blue and red.
In the centre, draw a white oval with green laurel branches on the sides
Inside the white oval, draw a brown fasces with a gray axe in the centre and two yellow horns on the sides.
Draw in the eyes.

You're done!

	HEX	RGB
Yellow	#FCD116	rgb(252, 209, 22)
Blue	#003893	rgb(0, 56, 147)
Red	#CE1126	rgb(206, 17, 38)
White	#FFFFFF	rgb(255, 255, 255)
Green	#018A2C	rgb(1, 138, 44)
Brown	#60401A	rgb(96, 64, 26)
Gray	#CDCDCD	rgb(205, 205, 205)

Relations

Friends

Caudillismo - Glory to the Latino!
Pan-Nationalism - Do I think of expanding my influence to South America? Probably.
Francoism and Falangism - Franco proclaimed himself a Bolivarian and even built a statue of me in Madrid.
Autocracy - In my later years I became a President for Life...

Frenemies

Federalism - Santander, you helped us in the revolution, but you made the Gran Colombia collapse.
Chavismo - You say to support me and be my continuation... Yet you twist my thought?
De Francism - Fellow South American revolutionary, though what’s this I hear about mandatory race mixing and anti-clericalism?

Enemies

Imperialism - I don't want any of you invading and taking over our country again, you imperialist pig (E̶x̶c̶e̶p̶t̶ i̶f̶ t̶h̶e̶ i̶n̶v̶a̶d̶e̶r̶ i̶s̶ b̶r̶i̶t̶i̶s̶h̶).
Marxism - What do you mean I'm the "Napoleon of retreats"?!

Further Information

Articles

Bolivar y Ponte by Karl Marx
Bolivarianism: A Fanfare for the Common Man? by Old Writer
Continuity and change in Venezuela’s Bolivarian Revolution by Julia Buxton
The Implosion of the Bolivarian Revolution by Pablo Stefanoni
Socialism is not Statism: Lessons from Bolivarian Venezuela by Giorgio Boccardo, Sebastián Caviedes, and Pablo Contreras Kallens

Rejecting Bolivarianism: Political Power in South America by Jayia McMillam

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