1841 in Bolivia
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Events in the year 1841 in Bolivia.
Incumbents
- President:
- José Miguel de Velasco (until 10 June)
- Sebastián Ágreda (provisional: 10 June 1841 – 9 July)[a]
- Mariano Enrique Calvo (acting: 9 July – 22 September)[a]
- Vacant (22–27 September)
- José Ballivián (starting 27 September)
Ongoing events
- Peruvian-Bolivian War (1841–1842)
Events
June
- 10 June – President José Miguel de Velasco is ousted in a coup d'état by Sebastián Ágreda.[1]
July
- 9 July – Ágreda delegates command to Mariano Enrique Calvo, pending the return of Andrés de Santa Cruz.[2]
September
- 22 September – Calvo is ousted in a coup d'état by José Ballivián.[3]
- 27 September – José Ballivián is sworn-in to the presidency after five days of uncertainty.[4][5]
October
- 1 October – Peruvian-Bolivian War: Peruvian President Agustín Gamarra begin the march to Bolivia.
- 2 October – Peruvian-Bolivian War: The Peruvian Army crosses the border onto Bolivian soil.
- 15 October – Peruvian-Bolivian War: Peruvian forces occupy La Paz without a fight.
- 29 October – Peruvian-Bolivian War – Battle of Mecapaca: Bolivian forces under Basilio Herrera attack those of Peru under Miguel de San Román but are repelled.
November
- 18 November – Peruvian-Bolivian War – Battle of Ingavi: The three competing Bolivian governments unite under Ballivián to defeat Gamarra.
Births
Deaths
- 18 November – Agustín Gamarra, President of Peru (b. 1785)
Notes
Footnotes
- ^ a b Acting for Andrés de Santa Cruz (in exile) who never took office (Mesa 2003, pp. 102–103).
Citations
Bibliography
- "Decreto Supremo de 27 August 1841". Gaceta Oficial del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia (in Spanish). 27 September 1841. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
- Mesa Gisbert, Carlos D. (2003). Presidentes de Bolivia: entre urnas y fusiles | El poder ejecutivo: los ministros de estado (in Spanish) (Third ed.). La Paz: Editorial Gisbert.