Che Guevara
Che Guevara was born in Argentina in 1928. He trained as a physician before becoming involved in social issues, leading to his conversion to communism and his going to Cuba where he became Fidel Castro’s chief lieutenant. Since his death in Bolivia, Che has become a cult figure.
Bolivia looks to Ché trail to attract more visitors
"'Ché's Trail' is being created to lure tourists to the isolated region of southeast Bolivia where revolutionary icon Ernesto 'Ché' Guevara fought his last battle."
"'Ché's Trail' is being created to lure tourists to the isolated region of southeast Bolivia where revolutionary icon Ernesto 'Ché' Guevara fought his last battle."
Bolivia: rough draft of history, by Richard Gott
"A journalist who was in Bolivia on the day of the death of Che Guevara in 1967 recalls the moment when the army, with the help of US officers and agents of the CIA, brought the revolutionary’s body to the town of Vallegrande."
"A journalist who was in Bolivia on the day of the death of Che Guevara in 1967 recalls the moment when the army, with the help of US officers and agents of the CIA, brought the revolutionary’s body to the town of Vallegrande."
Che Guevara Archive
Biography, library of works about Che, images and audio of his speeches.
Biography, library of works about Che, images and audio of his speeches.
Che I met was no hero, says his captor
Prado Salmon was the aspiring young captain whose US-trained platoon trapped, wounded and seized the famous revolutionary deep in a ravine in the obscure, harsh and miserable eastern terrain of Bolivia, in 1967."
Prado Salmon was the aspiring young captain whose US-trained platoon trapped, wounded and seized the famous revolutionary deep in a ravine in the obscure, harsh and miserable eastern terrain of Bolivia, in 1967."
Che-Lives.com
Che-Lives is a leftist Internet project dedicated to the memory of the communist revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara.
Che-Lives is a leftist Internet project dedicated to the memory of the communist revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara.
CNN - Bolivia seeks Che Guevara's remains - Dec. 11, 1995
"Whether the remains of legendary guerrilla Ernesto "Che" Guevara are buried alongside the airstrip of this remote Bolivian jungle village should soon be known. Soldiers began digging a week ago for his remains."
"Whether the remains of legendary guerrilla Ernesto "Che" Guevara are buried alongside the airstrip of this remote Bolivian jungle village should soon be known. Soldiers began digging a week ago for his remains."
Death of Che Guevara
"On October 9th, 1967, Ernesto "Che" Guevara was put to death by Bolivian soldiers, trained, equipped and guided by U.S. Green Beret and CIA operatives. His execution remains a historic and controversial event." Contains declassified documents,
"On October 9th, 1967, Ernesto "Che" Guevara was put to death by Bolivian soldiers, trained, equipped and guided by U.S. Green Beret and CIA operatives. His execution remains a historic and controversial event." Contains declassified documents,
El Comandante Che Guevara
Biography, timeline of his life and actions.
Biography, timeline of his life and actions.
Ernesto 'Che' Guevara: The Biography Project
"'Che' Guevara was born Ernesto Guevara de la Serna on 14 June 1928 in Rosario, Argentina, into a relatively upper-middle class family. His father was a construction engineer. He was the first of five children."
"'Che' Guevara was born Ernesto Guevara de la Serna on 14 June 1928 in Rosario, Argentina, into a relatively upper-middle class family. His father was a construction engineer. He was the first of five children."
Ernesto Che Guevara
"In Memory of Ernesto Che Guevara -- gerrillero heroico, courageous revolutionary -- internationalist, person of high spiritual purity and unprecedented total dedication, hero of struggle for freedom and independence of Latin America."
"In Memory of Ernesto Che Guevara -- gerrillero heroico, courageous revolutionary -- internationalist, person of high spiritual purity and unprecedented total dedication, hero of struggle for freedom and independence of Latin America."
Motorcycle Diaries: A Journey Around South America
"Full of high drama and comedy, The Motorcycle Diaries is the story of a remarkable road journey in the words of a 23-year-old medical student known as "Che". There are fights, parties, and serious drinking. There are also moving examples of Guevara's idealism and solidarity with the oppressed, in this vivid record of what for others would have been the adventure of a lifetime."
"Full of high drama and comedy, The Motorcycle Diaries is the story of a remarkable road journey in the words of a 23-year-old medical student known as "Che". There are fights, parties, and serious drinking. There are also moving examples of Guevara's idealism and solidarity with the oppressed, in this vivid record of what for others would have been the adventure of a lifetime."
The Motorcycle Diaries - Film
"The Motorcycle Diaries" is based on the journals of Che Guevara, leader of the Cuban Revolution. In his memoirs, Guevara recounts adventures he, and best friend Alberto Granado, had while crossing South America by motorcycle in the early 1950s."
"The Motorcycle Diaries" is based on the journals of Che Guevara, leader of the Cuban Revolution. In his memoirs, Guevara recounts adventures he, and best friend Alberto Granado, had while crossing South America by motorcycle in the early 1950s."
TIME 100: Che Guevara
"Though communism may have lost its fire, he remains the potent symbol of rebellion and the alluring zeal of revolution." Essay by Ariel Dorfman
"Though communism may have lost its fire, he remains the potent symbol of rebellion and the alluring zeal of revolution." Essay by Ariel Dorfman