Ernesto 'Che' Guevara

Ernesto 'Che' Guevara (1928-1967), the legendary guerrilla leader, was born in Argentina. He fought beside Fidel Castro in the Cuban revolution. Guevara became one of the leaders of Castro's Cuba after the successful overthrow of the dictator Fulgencio Batista. he left Cuba in 1965 to lead and foment other revolutionary guerrilla movements. In October 1967 Ché was captured by Bolivian government forces and, with the connivance of the CIA, was executed.