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Che Guevara (1928 - 1967)
Che Guevara ©Che Guevara was an Argentinean-born, Cuban revolutionary leader who became a left-wing hero. A photograph of him by Alberto Korda became an iconic image of the 20th century.
Ernesto Guevara de la Serna, known as Che Guevara, was born on 14 June 1928 in Rosario, Argentina into a middle-class family. He studied medicine at Buenos Aires University and during this time travelled widely in South and Central America. The widespread poverty and oppression he witnessed, fused with his interest in Marxism, convinced him that the only solution to South and Central America's problems was armed revolution.
In 1954 he went to Mexico and the following year he met Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro. Guevara joined Castro's '26th July Movement' and played a key role in the eventual success of its guerrilla war against Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista.
Castro overthrew Batista in 1959 and took power in Cuba. From 1959-1961, Guevara was president of the National Bank of Cuba, and then minister of industry. In this position, he travelled the w
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- Andrew St. George, “How the U.S. Got Che,” True April 1969, 93.[return]
- Luis Rodriguez, interview by Dr. Troy J. Sacquety, 1 December 2008, Fort Bragg, NC, digital recording, USASOC History Office Classified Files, Fort Bragg, NC. Rodriguez fought with General Fulgencio Batista’s forces against Castro, and with the Brigade 2506 at the Bay of Pigs.[return]
- John Lee Anderson, Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life (New York: Grove Press, 1997), 3. Che’s mother was three months pregnant when she married. The birth certificate was back-dated to hide her pregnancy. [return]
- Anderson, Che Guevara, 13.[return]
- This trip was depicted in the 2004 film, The Motorcycle Diaries, and was based on the book with the same name.[return]
- The two married 18 August 1955 [they divorced in 1959], and their daughter, Hilda Beatriz, was born on 15 February 1956.[return]
- Anderson, Che Guevara, 175. [return]
- Sir Robert Thompson, consult. ed., War in Peace, (London: Orbis Publishing Limited, 1981), 146. [return]
- Anderson, Ch
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Che Guevara
Argentine revolutionary (1928–1967)
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Che Guevara
Guerrillero Heroico, 1960
In office
11 February 1961 – 1 April 1965President Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado Prime Minister Fidel Castro Preceded by Office established Succeeded by Joel Domenech Benítez In office
26 November 1959 – 23 February 1961Preceded by Felipe Pazos Succeeded by Raúl Cepero Bonilla Born Ernesto Guevara
(1928-06-14)14 June 1928[a]
Rosario, Santa Fe, ArgentinaDied 9 October 1967(1967-10-09) (aged 39)
La Higuera, Santa Cruz, BoliviaManner of death Execution by shooting Resting place Che Guevara Mausoleum, Santa Clara, Cuba Citizenship Political party M-26-7 (1955–1962)
PURSC (1962–1965)Spouses Hilda Gadea
(m. 1955; div. 1959)Children 5, including Aleida Alma mater University of Buenos Aires Occupation Known for Guevarism Signature Nicknames Allegiance Republic of Cuba[1] Copyright ©vanflat.pages.dev 2025