What do you know about Che Guevara?

Question

What do you know about Che Guevara?

Answer 1

Ernesto "Che" Guevara (June 14,[1] 1928 – October 9, 1967), commonly known as Che Guevara, El Che, or simply Che, was an Argentine Marxist revolutionary, politician, author, physician, military theorist, and guerrilla leader. After his death, his stylized image became an ubiquitous countercultural symbol worldwide.

As a young medical student, Guevara traveled throughout Latin America and was transformed by the endemic poverty he witnessed. His experiences and observations during these trips led him to conclude that the region's ingrained economic inequalities were an intrinsic result of monopoly capitalism, neo-colonialism, and imperialism, with the only remedy being world revolution. This belief prompted his involvement in Guatemala's social reforms under President Jacobo Arbenz, whose eventual CIA-assisted overthrow solidified Guevara’s radical ideology.

Later, in Mexico, he met Fidel Castro and joined his 26th of July Movement. In December 1956, he was among the revolutionaries who invaded Cuba under Castro's leadership with the intention of overthrowing U.S.-backed Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista. Guevara soon rose to prominence among the insurgents, was promoted to Comandante, and played a pivotal role in the successful guerrilla campaign that deposed Batista.[3] Following the Cuban revolution, Guevara oversaw the revolutionary tribunals and executions of suspected war criminals from the previous regime. Later he served as minister of industry and president of the national bank, before traversing the globe as a diplomat to meet an array of world leaders on behalf of Cuban socialism. He was also a prolific writer and diarist, with one of his most influential works being a manual on the theory and practice of guerrilla warfare. Guevara left Cuba in 1965 to incite revolutions first in an unsuccessful attempt in Congo-Kinshasa and then in Bolivia, where he was captured with the help of the CIA and executed.

Both notorious for his harsh discipline and revered for his unwavering dedication to his revolutionary doctrines, Guevara remains an admired, controversial, and significant historical figure. As a result of his death and romantic visage, along with his invocation to armed class struggle and desire to create the consciousness of a "new man" driven by "moral" rather than "material" incentives [4]; Guevara evolved into a quintessential icon of leftist inspired movements, as well as a global merchandising sensation. He has been mostly venerated and occasionally reviled in a multitude of biographies, memoirs, books, essays, documentaries, songs, and films. Time Magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century,[5] while an Alberto Korda photograph of him entitled Guerrillero Heroico (shown), was declared "the most famous photograph in the world."[6]

Answer 2

Just another murdering communist terrorist like his boss, Fidel Castro.  A horrible excuse for a person, cut from the same mold as Stalin and Mao.

Answer 3

The single most important thing about Che Guevara is that he was a model for a photograph on a t-shirt.

Answer 4

A trigger happy self-centered and ruthless maniac who bragged in a speech at the United nations about "shooting" a lot of people, not during battle but at the firing squad.

It is a marvel of public relations that he is seen as a hero.

"Almost all who actually interacted with Ernesto Guevara (and are now free to express their views without fear of firing squads or torture chambers) know that the The big question regarding Ernesto, the most genuinely fascinating aspect of his life, is, How did such a dreadful bore, incurable doofus, s****t and and epic idiot attain such iconic status?

The answer is that this psychotic and thoroughly unimposing vagrant named Ernesto Guevara had the magnificent fortune of linking up with modern history's top press agent, Fidel Castro, who for going on half a century now, has had the mainstream media anxiously scurrying to his every beck and call and eating out of his hand like trained pigeons. "

(article by  Humberto Fontova

BrookesNews.Com)

http://www.therealcuba.com/MurderedbyChe...

http://cubanology.com/Articles/willthere...

Answer 5

Ernesto "Che" Guevara was born on 14th June 1928 and died 9th October 1967. He was a Marxist revolutionary  and a guerrilla leader. A stylized image of his face has become a symbol of counterculture.

When he was younger he trained as a physician, and as such he traveled throughout Latin America and witnessing the poverty of the area. His observations and first hand expieriences during his trips made him conclude that the region's ingrained economic inequalities were a result of the capitalism, neo-colonialism, and imperialism, the only cure would be  revolution!

He was involved with Guatemala's social reforms under President 'Jacobo Arbenz', who got to power with CIA help.

He met Fidel Castro in Mexico and joined his '26th of July' Movement.

In 1956 he was one of the revolutionaries who invaded Cuba with the intention of overthrowing the dictator 'Fulgencio Batista'. Guevara rose through the ranks of the insurgents and was promoted to 'Comandante' and played a important role in the successful guerrilla campaign that deposed Batista.

After the Cuban revolution he oversaw the tribunals and executions of suspected war criminals from the previous regime, (mass murder). He served as the minister of industry and was president of the national bank before he travelled the globe  to meet world leaders on behalf of socialism in Cuba.

He was a writer, with one of his most influential works being a manual guerrilla warfare. Guevara left Cuba in 1965 to incite revolutions first in an unsuccessful attempt in the Congo in Africa and then in Bolivia, where he was captured with the help of the CIA and executed.

Notorious for his harshness and known for his dedication to the revolutionary doctrines he wrote, he remains a controversial and significant historical figure.

Time Magazine voted him one of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century, while an 'Alberto Korda' photograph of him entitled ‘Guerrillero Heroico’ (used on the T - shirts), was declared "one of the most famous photographs in the world."

I hope that this is helpfull.

Answer 6

A friend of Fidel Castro.