Che Guevara
Also known as Ernesto Guevara, El Che, Che, Ernesto Guevara de la Serna
Ernesto "Che" Guevara de la Serna was an Argentine Marxist revolutionary, author, guerrilla leader, diplomat, politician, and military theorist. A major figure of the Cuban Revolution, his stylized visage has become a countercultural symbol of rebellion and global insignia in popular culture.
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Ernesto "Che" Guevara was an Argentine revolutionary and military leader who played a major role in the Cuban Revolution and became known for his Marxist ideology and guerrilla warfare tactics. His image has become one of the most recognizable symbols of rebellion in popular culture, representing both revolutionary ideals and counterculture movements worldwide.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 14 June 1928
- Died
- 9 October 1967
- Works
- 241
Top works
- Carta del Che a Fidel
- Le socialisme et l'homme à Cuba
- Obras escogidas
- A collection of speeches, 1961-1965
- Guerrilla Warfare
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- Argentina
- Active from
- 1928
- Active to
- 1967
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Ernesto "Che" Guevara de la Serna (14 May 1928 – 9 October 1967) was an Argentine Marxist revolutionary, author, guerrilla leader, diplomat, politician, and military theorist. A major figure of the Cuban Revolution, his stylized visage has become a countercultural symbol of rebellion and global insignia in popular culture.
As a young medical student, Guevara travelled throughout South America and was appalled by the poverty, hunger, and disease he witnessed. His burgeoning desire to help overturn what he saw as the capitalist exploitation of Latin America by the US prompted his involvement in Guatemala's social reforms under President Jacobo Árbenz, whose CIA-assisted overthrow at the behest of the United Fruit Company solidified Guevara's political ideology. In Mexico City, Guevara met Raúl and Fidel Castro, joined their 26th of July Movement, and sailed to Cuba aboard the yacht Granma with the intention of overthrowing US-backed dictator Fulgencio Batista. Guevara rose to prominence among the insurgents, was promoted to second-in-command, and played a pivotal role in the two-year guerrilla campaign which deposed the Batista regime.