On the 242nd anniversary of Simon Bolivar’s birth, President Maduro reaffirms Bolivar’s legacy as a guiding force for Venezuela’s sovereignty, dignity, and social justice, highlighting Hugo Chavez’s role in reviving Bolivarianism for the 21st century.

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On July 24, 2025, Venezuela commemorated the 242nd anniversary of the birth of the Liberator Simon Bolivar, a symbolic figure who continues shaping the revolutionary path of the country.

The message of President Maduro echoed throughout the nation as he declared that Bolivar “is reborn in the soul of a rebellious and awakened people,” embodying the spirit that inspires the ongoing struggle for sovereignty and justice.

This date, already revered for marking the Naval Battle of Lake Maracaibo and Bolivarian Navy Day, gains even greater meaning this year, as the Venezuelan leader emphasized it is “a day of glory for Venezuela, a day of double commemoration, of greater importance than that of all of Our America.”

President Maduro painted Bolivar not just as a historical hero but as a living force within today’s Venezuela. “The figure of Bolivar is an eternal symbol that inspires the struggle of the Venezuelan people in the face of difficulties,” he affirmed.

Drawing on leftist intellectual traditions that see Bolivar as a revolutionary icon, the Venezuelan leader rejected imperialist and hegemonic forces, naming Zionism, fascism, Nazism, hegemonism, and imperialism as adversaries that “will completely disappear with the strength of Bolivar that we carry.”

This declaration aligns with the Bolivarian core, a commitment to dismantle neocolonial mechanisms and promote Latin American unity under the banner of socialism, dignity, and popular empowerment. The current government continues to position Bolivar’s legacy as a beacon in the fight for a sovereign and socially just future, resilient against external and internal threats.

President Maduro paid heartfelt tribute to Commander Hugo Chavez, the architect of 21st-century Bolivarianism who revived and reinterpreted Bolivar’s ideals in the contemporary context. Chavez, the Venezuelan leader said, “embodied Bolivarianism in theory and practice, in transformation, in the permanent action of those who build new realities.”

En los actos conmemorativos por el aniversario del natalicio de Simón Bolívar, el presidente de #Venezuela 🇻🇪, Nicolás Maduro, reafirmó que el legado del Libertador continúa iluminando el camino de los pueblos que luchan por su soberaníahttps://t.co/EViMS4p0H1

— teleSUR TV (@teleSURtv) July 24, 2025

The text reads: In the commemorative events for the birthday anniversary of Simón Bolívar, the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, reaffirmed that the legacy of the Liberator continues to illuminate the path of the peoples who fight for their sovereignty.

Chavez transformed Bolivar’s revolutionary project into a living, dynamic movement dedicated to “definitive independence and the creation of the supreme social happiness of an entire people.” This perspective underlines Chavez’s legacy as more than symbolic , it is a practical, ongoing revolutionary process centered on popular sovereignty, social welfare, and regional solidarity.

By invoking Bolivar as a “historical, constructive, creative, and liberating force,” the Venezuelan leader aligns the Venezuelan people with this revolutionary current ,one that seeks not only national emancipation but continental unity and resistance to exploitation.

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