Che Guevara
14 June 1928 – 9 October 1967
Che Guevara was an Argentine Marxist revolutionary, physician, and guerrilla leader who was a major figure in the Cuban Revolution. After holding government posts in Cuba, he sought to spread revolution abroad and was captured and executed in Bolivia in 1967.
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Life events
Ernesto Guevara was born into a middle-class family in Rosario.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgGuevara undertook a continental journey that shaped his political views, later recounted in The Motorcycle Diaries.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgGuevara completed his medical studies at the University of Buenos Aires.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgGuevara met Fidel Castro in Mexico and joined the 26th of July Movement aboard the Granma.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgAfter the revolution's victory, Guevara served as head of the national bank and minister of industry.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgGuevara departed Cuba to pursue guerrilla campaigns, first in the Congo and later in Bolivia.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgGuevara was captured by the Bolivian army and executed in La Higuera.
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