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Argentine Marxist revolutionary (1928–1967)

Che Guevara

Guevara in 1960
Name	Che Guevara
Birth name
Birth date	(1928-06-14)14 June 1928
Birth place	Rosario, Santa Fe Province, Argentina
Death date	9 October 1967(1967-10-09) (aged 39)
Death place	La Higuera, Vallegrande Province, Bolivia
Alma mater
Occupation	Physician, author, diplomat, military theorist, guerrilla leader
Years active
Organization
Known for	Cuban Revolution
Notable works
Spouse(s)	Hilda Gadea (m. 1955; div. 1959) Aleida March (m. 1959)
Website

Ernesto "Che" Guevara (June 14, 1928 – October 9, 1967) was an Argentine Marxist revolutionary, physician, author, diplomat, and military theorist. A major figure of the Cuban Revolution, his stylized visage has become a ubiquitous countercultural symbol of rebellion and global insignia in popular culture.

Early life

Guevara was born in Rosario, Santa Fe Province, Argentina, the eldest of five children in a middle-class family of Spanish, Basque, and Irish descent. He developed an early interest in medicine and politics, influenced by his family's leftist leanings and his own experiences traveling through South America.

Medical career

Guevara studied medicine at the University of Buenos Aires, where he became involved in political activism. His travels across Latin America exposed him to the widespread poverty and oppression, which profoundly influenced his political views and led him to conclude that armed revolution was the only way to rectify such social injustices.

Cuban Revolution

In 1955, Guevara met Fidel Castro and his brother Raúl Castro in Mexico City. He joined their 26th of July Movement, which aimed to overthrow the Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista. Guevara played a pivotal role in the successful guerrilla campaign that culminated in Batista's ousting in 1959. Following the revolution, Guevara held several key positions in the new government, including Minister of Industries and President of the National Bank of Cuba.

Later years and death

Guevara left Cuba in 1965 to incite revolutions in other countries, including the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Bolivia. In Bolivia, he was captured by the Bolivian Army with assistance from the CIA and executed on October 9, 1967, in the village of La Higuera.

Legacy

Guevara remains a controversial and iconic figure. To his supporters, he is a symbol of anti-imperialism and revolutionary struggle. To his detractors, he is seen as a ruthless executioner. His life and legacy continue to inspire debate and analysis.

Related pages

• Fidel Castro
• Cuban Revolution
• Marxism
• Guerrilla warfare
• Latin American history