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Ernesto "Che" Guevara (/tʃeɪ ɡəˈvɑːrə/ (CHAY gə-VAH-rə); Spanish: [ˈtʃe ɣeˈβaɾa] 14 June 1928 – 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.

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Monument to Guevara in La Higuera.
Monument to Guevara in La Higuera.
Smoking a pipe at his guerrilla base in the Escambray Mountains
Smoking a pipe at his guerrilla base in the Escambray Mountains
After the Battle of Santa Clara, January 1, 1959
After the Battle of Santa Clara, January 1, 1959
A map of Guevara's 1952 trip with Alberto Granado. The red arrows correspond to air travel.
A map of Guevara's 1952 trip with Alberto Granado. The red arrows correspond to air travel.
Guevara (left) and Fidel Castro, photographed by Alberto Korda in 1961
Guevara (left) and Fidel Castro, photographed by Alberto Korda in 1961
37-year-old Guevara, holding an African baby and standing with a fellow Afro-Cuban soldier in the Congo Crisis, 1965.
37-year-old Guevara, holding an African baby and standing with a fellow Afro-Cuban soldier in the Congo Crisis, 1965.
Walking through Red Square in Moscow, November 1964.
Walking through Red Square in Moscow, November 1964.
Author Michael Casey notes how Che's image has become a logo as recognizable as the Nike swoosh or golden arches.[162]
Author Michael Casey notes how Che's image has become a logo as recognizable as the Nike swoosh or golden arches.[162]
Guevara atop a mule in Las Villas province, Cuba, November 1958
Guevara atop a mule in Las Villas province, Cuba, November 1958
Plaza de la Revolución, in Havana, Cuba. Aside the Ministry of the Interior building where Guevara once worked, is a 5 story steel outline of his face. Under the image is Guevara's motto, the Spanish phrase: "Hasta la Victoria Siempre" (English: Until Victory, forever.).
Plaza de la Revolución, in Havana, Cuba. Aside the Ministry of the Interior building where Guevara once worked, is a 5 story steel outline of his face. Under the image is Guevara's motto, the Spanish phrase: "Hasta la Victoria Siempre" (English: Until Victory, forever.).
Guevara in 1960, walking through the streets of Havana with his wife Aleida March (right)
Guevara in 1960, walking through the streets of Havana with his wife Aleida March (right)
Guevara fishing off the coast of Havana, on May 15, 1960. Along with Castro, Guevara competed with expatriate author Ernest Hemingway at what was known as the "Hemingway Fishing Contest".
Guevara fishing off the coast of Havana, on May 15, 1960. Along with Castro, Guevara competed with expatriate author Ernest Hemingway at what was known as the "Hemingway Fishing Contest".
A world map displaying those countries lived in or visited by Che Guevara in red. The three nations where he engaged in armed revolution are signified in green.
A world map displaying those countries lived in or visited by Che Guevara in red. The three nations where he engaged in armed revolution are signified in green.
(Right to left) rebel leader Camilo Cienfuegos, Cuban President Manuel Urrutia, and Guevara (January 1959)
(Right to left) rebel leader Camilo Cienfuegos, Cuban President Manuel Urrutia, and Guevara (January 1959)
Guevara (right) with Alberto Granado (left) aboard their "Mambo-Tango" wooden raft on the Amazon River in June 1952. The raft was a gift from the lepers whom they had treated.[38]
Guevara (right) with Alberto Granado (left) aboard their "Mambo-Tango" wooden raft on the Amazon River in June 1952. The raft was a gift from the lepers whom they had treated.[38]
Listening to a Zenith Trans-Oceanic shortwave receiver are (seated from the left) Rogelio Oliva, José María Martínez Tamayo (known as "Mbili" in the Congo and "Ricardo" in Bolivia), and Guevara. Standing behind them is Roberto Sánchez ("Lawton" in Cuba and "Changa" in the Congo), 1965.
Listening to a Zenith Trans-Oceanic shortwave receiver are (seated from the left) Rogelio Oliva, José María Martínez Tamayo (known as "Mbili" in the Congo and "Ricardo" in Bolivia), and Guevara. Standing behind them is Roberto Sánchez ("Lawton" in Cuba and "Changa" in the Congo), 1965.
Guevara in rural Bolivia, shortly before his death (1967).
Guevara in rural Bolivia, shortly before his death (1967).
Meeting with French existentialist philosophers Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir in March 1960. Sartre later wrote that Che was "the most complete human being of our time". In addition to Spanish, Guevara was fluent in French.[132]
Meeting with French existentialist philosophers Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir in March 1960. Sartre later wrote that Che was "the most complete human being of our time". In addition to Spanish, Guevara was fluent in French.[132]
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