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to go to next page, press spacebar or enter. Che Guevara (1928-1967). Ernesto Guevara de la Serna (14 June 1928 to 9 October 1967), commonly known as Che Guevara or Che, was an Argentine-born revolutionary, political figure and leader of Cuban & internationalist guerrillas. Che Guevara.
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Che Guevara(1928-1967) • Ernesto Guevara de la Serna (14 June 1928 to 9 October 1967), commonly known as Che Guevara or Che, was an Argentine-born revolutionary, political figure and leader of Cuban & internationalist guerrillas.
Che Guevara • As a young man studying medicine, Che Guevara traveled rough throughout Latin America, bringing him into direct contact with the impoverished conditions in which many people lived. • His experiences and observations during these trips led him to the conclusion the region’s socioeconomic inequalities could only be remedied by revolution, prompting him to intensify his study of communism and travel to Guatemala to learn about the reforms being implemented there by President Jacobo Arbenz Guzmán.
Che Guevara • Some time later, Che joined Fidel Castro’s guerrilla 26th of July Movement, which triumphed in Cuba in 1959.
Che Guevara • After serving in various important posts in the Cuban Revolution and writing a number of articles and books on the theory & practice of guerrilla warfare, Che left Cuba in 1965 with the intention of fomenting revolutions in Congo & Bolivia, where he was captured in a CIA/US Army Special Forces-organized military operation. Che was executed by the Bolivian Army in La Higuera 9 October 1967.
Che Guevara • After his death, Che became an icon of socialist revolutionary movements worldwide. • The infamous Alberto Korda photo of him has received wide distribution and modification. The Maryland Institute College of Art called this picture “the most famous photograph in the world and a symbol of the 20th Century.”
Che on stamps • countries with Che issues 6 • total number of Che sets issued 26 • first Che issue Cuba, 1968 • countries other than Cuba: • Argentina • Chad • People’s Republic of the Congo • Dominica • Turkmenistan
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