VenezuelaSimón Bolívar was a Venezuelan military and political leader who led independence campaigns against Spain across northern South America. He founded Gran Colombia, favored strong central government and sought a lasting union of the new republics.
In the 12 Axes register, Simón Bolívar leans hardest on Federal – Unitary: Unitary 83%; the register median is Unitary 68%.
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Where Simón Bolívar sits on each of the twelve axes, in four categories. The label is our estimate; the line under it says why.
Centralized
Opposed federalism, wanted strong central government
Bicameral
Proposed a president for life
Centrist
Liberal ideals, assumed dictatorial powers in 1828
Cooperation
Sought a union of American republics
Military-Focused
Led wars of independence
Polyculturalist
Called for equality among castes
Economic Liberal
Defended property and commerce
Markets
Liberal economic views of his era
Free Trade
Opened ports to foreign trade
Moderate
Kept Catholicism while limiting clerical power
Progressive
Republican who urged abolition of slavery
Neutral
No distinct position on technology
Set against the median of all 124 figures in the register.
Democratic – Autocratic
On Democratic – Autocratic, Simón Bolívar is at Autocratic 68%. The register median is Democratic 68%.
Security – Freedom
On Security – Freedom, Simón Bolívar is at balanced 50%, almost the register median of balanced 50%.
Closeness is 100 minus the root-mean-square distance on all twelve axes.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.britannica.com
Portrait: Luis Enrique Toro Moreno (1897-1933), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped and resized.
The tiers on this page are our estimates from public positions and policies. They are not an official statement by the person or the government concerned. Two independent passes scored every axis and a third settled the differences. How the register works. Found a mistake? Write to [email protected].
