President of Venezuela and 1819. For this period in time, historians refer to the Republic of Venezuela as the Second Republic of Venezuela (1813–1814) and the Third Republic of Venezuela (1817–1819) as Simon Bolivar twice reestablished the republic. The Congress of Angostura appointed Simón Bolívar "Supreme Commander of the Republic of Venezuela" (Jefe Supremo de la República de Venezuela) from 1819 until 1830. In 1830, José Antonio Páez declared Venezuela independent from Gran Colombia and became president, taking office on January 13, 1830. Although he was not the first president of Venezuela (having in mind Cristóbal Mendoza in 1811), he was the first
Orindatus Simon Bolivar Wall as the city's first black justice of the peace and a police magistrate. He was twice elected to represent a white-majority district in Washington's legislative assembly. His family were among the elite African Americans in the capital. Orindatus Simon Bolivar Wall, was born in Rockingham, North Carolina, the mixed-race son of a white planter, Stephen Wall, and his slave Priscilla. She had four children by Wall: O.S.B., Napoleon, Caroline Matilda, and Benjamin Franklin Wall. Wall also had a child with Priscilla's sister Jane, known as Sara (Sarah in some records) Kelly Wall. Wall was also involved with Rody, another enslaved