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![]() Departments of Gran Colombia in 1824 | |
Date | April 30, 1826 – November 21, 1831 |
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Type | Dissolution of an administrative territorial entity |
Outcome | Dissolution of Gran Colombia into the republics of Venezuela, Ecuador and New Granada |
The dissolution of Gran Colombia and the disintegration of its political structures and central government created three independent countries: the Republic of Venezuela, the Republic of Ecuador and the Republic of New Granada.[1]
The main ideological leader of Gran Colombia was Simón Bolívar, known as the Liberator, who had wanted to create a nation strong enough to maintain its independence and compete economically with the European powers. It was the most ambitious dream of unity in Latin America.[2]