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Che Guevara Biography
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Name at birth: Ernesto Guevara de la Serna
Ernest "Che" Guevara worked and studied medicine in various parts of Latin America before teaming up with Fidel Castro in 1959 to force a revolution in Cuba. After the revolution, Guevara was second only to Castro in power. In 1965 he left Cuba and traveled the world, working unsuccessfully toward Marxist/Leninist revolutions in the Congo and Bolivia. Known for his flamboyance and ruthless dedication to revolution, Guevara became an anti-capitalist icon in the 1960s. He was captured in Bolivia by U.S.-backed military forces and executed in 1967.
Extra credit: Guevara's remains were discovered in Bolivia in 1997 and moved to a mausoleum in Cuba... He was played by actor Benicio Del Toro in the 2008 film Che, directed by Steven Soderbergh.
Blog posts mentioning Che Guevara:
Four Good Links
Che Lives
Actual information and lots of photos, amid some joking around
The Resurrection of Che Guevara
Good hIstorical essay on his politics and his role in Cuba
The Death of Che Guevara
Declassified U.S. intelligence documents about Che's execution
The Story of the Image of Che Guevara
Brief account of the iconographic photo of him
Vital Stats
Birth
Birthplace
Death
9 October 1967
(execution, age 39)
Best Known As
Latin American Marxist revolutionary