The most notorious Andean ever in our history was dictator Juan Vicente Gómez. He ruled Venezuela under the longest and most opressive dictatorship in all of South America: 27 years. As a historic irony, he was born on July 24th, 1857, and he died on December 17th, 1935. Simón Bolívar was born on July 24th, 1783, and died on December 17th, 1830. Freaky. Full biography when you click on the image.