1825 in Bolivia

Events in the year 1825 in Bolivia. This year is celebrated in Bolivia as the official beginning of the nation, with the Declaration of Independence issued on 6 August.

Incumbents

 * Head of State:
 * Simón Bolívar (12 August–29 December)
 * Antonio José de Sucre (starting 29 December)

Ongoing events

 * Bolivian War of Independence (1809–1825)
 * Invasion of Chiquitos (1825)

March

 * Simón Bolívar. Toro Moreno, José. 1922, Legislative Palace, La Paz.png Invasion of Chiquitos: The Empire of Brazil attempts to annex Chiquitos, now part of the Santa Cruz Department

April

 * 1 April – War of Independence – Battle of Tumusla: Carlos Medinaceli Lizarazu defeats Pedro Antonio Olañeta in the last confrontation of the Bolivian War of Independence.

May

 * 30 May – Invasion of Chiquitos: Brazil evacuates Chiquitos.

August

 * 6 August – War of Independence: The Bolivian Declaration of Independence, in which Bolivia officially declares independence from the Spanish Empire, is approved by the General Assembly of Deputies of the Province of Upper Peru.
 * 12 August – Simón Bolívar enters Bolivian territory. From that day, by virtue of the decree that proclaimed independence, he became the 1st President of Bolivia.
 * 17 August
 * A green-red-green tricolor is adopted by the General Assembly as the flag of Bolivia.
 * A design is adopted by the General Assembly as the coat of arms of Bolivia.

December

 * 29 December – Bolívar renounces his position and delegates command to Antonio José de Sucre.

Deaths

 * 2 April – Pedro Antonio Olañeta, Spanish Royalist general (b. 1774)