Che Guevara | |
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 Portrait of comrade Che | |
| Born | Ernesto Guevara June 14, 1928 Rosario, Santa Fé Province, Argentina |
| Died | October 9, 1967 (aged 39) La Higuera, Vallegrande Province, Bolivia |
| Cause of death | Executed by reactionaries |
| Nationality | Argentinian |
| Political orientation | Marxism-leninism |
Ernesto "Che" Guevara (14 June 1928 – 9 October 1967) was an Argentine Marxist revolutionary, physician, author, guerrilla leader, diplomat, and military theorist. His life, conduct and thought have become a paradigm for millions of men and women around the world.
He was part of an expedition led by Fidel Castro that began the armed struggle against the US-backed Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista. During the war he reached the rank of commander and commanded column 8 Ciro Redondo, which extended the war to the center of the island, precipitating the fall of the dictatorship.
During the Revolution he was appointed President of the National Bank of Cuba and Minister of Industries. He also presided over Cuban delegations that visited various countries and was a representative of the revolutionary government in important international conclaves. During the October Crisis he was appointed military chief of the province of Pinar del Río.
In 1965 he led a guerrilla front in the Congo against the intervention of white mercenaries and their local allies. Failed, the guerrilla movement returned to Cuba and began to organize the revolutionary war in Bolivia. After a campaign of several months, he was taken prisoner by the Bolivian troops in the Yuro ravine and the day after his capture he was assassinated. His remains were located in 1997 and sent to Cuba where they rest in the Comandante Ernesto Che Guevara Memorial Complex that was built for this purpose in the city of Santa Clara
Western Propaganda
For many years people have told lies about Che Guevara, saying that he was a racist, homophobe and an evil mass murderer. None of this is true, unless of course you consider overthrowing, with the support of the people, a fascist dictator that was backed by the CIA, murder.
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