1809    The city of La Paz, in what is today Bolivia, declares its independence from the Spanish Crown during the La Paz revolution and forms the Junta Tuitiva, the first independent government in Spanish America, led by Pedro Domingo Murillo.

1812    Bolivian War of Independence: In Bolivia, the Battle of La Coronilla, in which the women from Cochabamba fight against the Spanish army.

1825    Bolivia gains independence from Spain.

1839    In the Battle of Yungay, Chile defeats an alliance between Peru and Bolivia.

1879    The War of the Pacific breaks out when Chilean armed forces occupy the Bolivian port city of Antofagasta.

1879    War of the Pacific is fought between Chile and the joint forces of Bolivia and Peru. Chile takes over Arica and Tarapacá, leaving Bolivia as a landlocked country.

1879    Chile declares war on Bolivia and Peru, starting the War of the Pacific.

1932    Crowds in the capitals of Bolivia and Paraguay demand their governments declare war on the other after fighting on their border.

1932    Chaco War: Last day of the Battle of Boquerón between Paraguay and Bolivia.

1935    Chaco War ends: a truce is called between Bolivia and Paraguay who had been fighting since 1932.

1953    Ernesto "Che" Guevara sets out on a trip through Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, and El Salvador.

1967    Guerrilla leader Che Guevara and his men are captured in Bolivia.

1967    A day after being captured, Marxist revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara is executed for attempting to incite a revolution in Bolivia.

1983    Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie is arrested in Bolivia.

1993    The Supreme Court in La Paz, Bolivia, sentences former dictator Luis Garcia Meza to 30 years in jail without parole for murder, theft, fraud and violating the constitution.

2003    Bolivian Gas War: President Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada, is forced to resign and leave Bolivia.

2006    Evo Morales is inaugurated as President of Bolivia, becoming the country's first indigenous president.