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"Che Guevara - hero of the Cuban Revolution, left-wing icon and the face that has sold more posters than anyone else in history. Remembered as a romantic freedom fighter , an expert in guerrilla warfare , and a thoughtful philosopher who died young for his cause, Guevara has always been the revolutionaries' revolutionary.
Ernesto "Che" Guevara [b] (14 June 1928 [a] – 9 October 1967) was an Argentine Marxist revolutionary, physician, author, guerrilla leader, 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.
This building where Che himself had formerly worked served as a backdrop to Fidel's eulogy on October 18, 1967, publicly acknowledging the death of Che Guevara before a crowd of more than a million mourners. José Gómez Fresquet, renowned Cuban poster maker and graphic artist, recalls how on hearing the news of Guevara's death, he immediately ...
Che Guevara and the FBI: The U.S. Political Police Dossier on the Latin American Revolutionary, by Michael Ratner, Ocean Press (AU), 1997, ISBN 1-875284-76-1; Che Guevara and the Fight for Socialism Today: Cuba Confronts the World Crisis of the '90s, by Mary-Alice Waters, Pathfinder Press (NY), 1992, ISBN 0-87348-760-5
This image has thrived for the decades since Che Guevara's death and has evolved into an iconic image, which represents a multitude of ideals. The documentary explores the story of how the photo came to be, its adoption of multiple interpretations and meanings, as well as the commercialization of the image of Ernesto "Che" Guevara.
After returning to Cuba, Guevara was named head of the Ministry of Industries. In this position, Guevara ordered the construction of the Guanahacabibes camp. [4] The camp was intended to be an extra-legal facility, officially titled the "Uvero Quemado Rehabilitation Center". [3] It was intended to be a facility for Che's employees in his ministry.
Painting of Che Guevara, "Ever onward to victory" is written below. ¡Hasta la victoria siempre! (English: Ever onward to victory!) is a Cuban political slogan written by Che Guevara in his farewell letter to Fidel Castro as he was resigning from Communist Party of Cuba. The phrase is used worldwide by pro-Castro left-wing groups.
The Route of Che (la ruta del Che) is the term used to refer to the route followed by the Argentinian revolutionary Che Guevara and his men in the region of Ñancahuazú, Bolivia in 1966 and 1967. [1] [2] [3] This ended with his execution at La Higuera on 9 October 1967, followed by exposure of his body and burial in an unmarked grave in ...