Simon Bolivar Died from Arsenic Poisoning Not Tuberculosis

Simon Bolivar began vigorously rebuilding and administering the new states. He was at the height of his power when he convened a congress of Latin American republics in Panama in 1826. He distinguished himself among his contemporaries through the use of his prodigious talent, his intelligence and his will, qualities which he placed entirely at the service of a great and noble endeavor: that of liberating and organizing the civil life of many nations which today view him as their founding Father. His mortal remains were brought to Venezuela with great pomp in 1942, he now lies in the National Pantheon in Caracas.

Chavez's government is currently carrying out its own investigation into Bolivar's death. A new state forensics laboratory plans to take on Bolivar's death as its first case. Chavez theorizes that Bolivar was murdered by a Colombian political rival, Francisco de Santander, and some analysts warn that revisiting the case could actually worsen already strained relations between the neighbors since this character can be traced to Colombia's lame duck narco trafficking leader, Uribe.

Today we see the vision and dream of Simon Bolivar coming true with an ever increasing group of progressive leaders coming forward. We have ALBA, the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (Spanish: Alianza Bolivariana para los Pueblos de Nuestra América)

Lisa KARPOVA

PRAVDA.Ru