Che Guevara
Revolutionary
Name at birth: Ernesto Guevara de la Serna
Ernest "Che" Guevara worked and studied medicine in various parts of Latin America, 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 travelled 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: In 1997 his remains were discovered in Bolivia and moved to a mausoleum in Cuba.
Blog posts mentioning Che Guevara:
Mister Rogers +5
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
(Shot to death, age 39)
Best Known As
Latin American Marxist revolutionary
