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Antonio Jose de Sucre

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Military Personnel

The Resume

    (February 3, 1795-June 4, 1830)
    Born in Cumana, Venezuela
    Chief of staff to Simon Bolivar
    Defeated Spanish royalist forces at the Battles of Pichincha (May 24, 1822), Junin (August 6, 1824) and Ayacucho (December 9, 1824) ensuring the independence of Ecuador and Peru
    President of Bolivia (1825-28)

Why he might be annoying:

    He joined the rebel army at age 15.
    He sported large sideburns.
    He had a son out of wedlock.
    As president of Bolivia, he was resented as a foreigner and eventually resigned before his term of office was over.

Why he might not be annoying:

    Returning to Venezuela from exile on Trinidad, he was shipwrecked but was rescued by native fishermen (September, 1816).
    He magnaminously let live a captured Spanish general who, after an earlier battle, had ordered the execution of Sucre's brother.
    Early during the independence wars, Bolivar said, 'He is one of the best officers in the army.... He is not yet known and his excellent qualifications are not yet recognized. I am determined to bring him into the spotlight, being convinced that some day he will excel me.'
    At the Battle of Ayacucho, he defeated a Spanish army twice the size of his own.
    He was ambushed in a mountain pass and assassinated by enemies of Simon Bolivar who considered him Bolivar's likely successor.

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 18 Votes: 38.89% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 10 Votes: 80.0% Annoying