Bolivia Key Dates – Aeroflight

600 B.C.		The first great Andean empire has emerged.
1470		Several Aymara kingdoms rebelled against Inca rule.
1524		Francisco Pizarro, Diego de Almagro, and Hernando de Luque led the Spanish discovery and conquest of the Inca Empire.
1539		Chuquisaca (todays Sucre) was founded.
1776		Upper Peru joined the new Viceroyalty of Río de la Plata (whose capital was Buenos Aires).
1780		Túpac Amaru II led a full-scale revolt against Spain.
6 August 1825		The assembly adopted a declaration of independence.
1825		Simón Bolívar became the first president of Bolivia.
1836		President Santa Cruz established the Peru-Bolivia Confederation.
1878-1884		War of the Pacific between Bolivia and Chile, Bolivia lost its entire coastal territory.
1903		In the Treaty of Petropolis Bolivia relinquished its claims of Acre territory to Brazil.
1932-1935		War of Gran Chaco
31 October 1952		Tthe government nationalized the three big tin companies.
10 October 1967		Ernesto "Che" Guevara was killed, when he had tried to start a guerrilla movement.
10 October 1982		Siles Zuazo assumed the presidency after 18 years of military rule.
June 2002		Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada became president.
18 December 2005		Evo Morales Ayma was elected president.
1 May 2006		President Evo Morales signed a decree stating that all natural gas reserves were to be nationalized.