Bolivia 6th hour

By brielle.beck

  • Independence day

    Independence day
    La Paz, Bolivia declares its independence from the Spanish Crown and forms the Junta Tuitiva. The first independent government in Spanish America, led by Pedro Domingo Murillo.

  • War

    War
    Chile declares war on Bolivia and Peru, starting the War of the Pacific.

  • Rubber-rich

    Rubber-rich
    Bolivia loses the rubber-rich province of Acre to Brazil.

  • Treaty

    Treaty
    Bolivia and Chile sign a treaty ending the War of the Pacific; recognizing Chile's possession of the coast, providing for construction of a railway linking La Paz, Bolivia, to Arica on the coast.

  • End of Commerce

    End of Commerce
    Germany & Bolivia end commerce and friendship treaty.

  • Copyright treaty

    Copyright treaty
    Bolivia becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.

  • Losing territory

    Losing territory
    Bolivia loses territory to Paraguay after it is defeated in the Chaco War.

  • Declaring War

    Declaring War
    Paraguay declares war on Bolivia.

  • Cease fire

    Cease fire
    Bolivia and Paraguay sign cease fire.

  • Overthrown government

    Overthrown government
    Hugo Ballivian's government is overthrown by the Bolivian National Revolution, starting a period of agrarian reform, universal suffrage and the nationalisation of tin mines.