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The Day Che Arrived to the World.
Ernesto "Che" Guevara was born in Rosario, Argentina. His parents are Ernesto Guevara Lynch and Celia de la Serna. -
Chess Tournaments
Che began playing chess at th eage of 12 after his father taught him how to play. -
Motorcycle Trip
When Che was College he began to want to explore the world. He then joined a group that was going to ride across Argentina. The first part of the trip was a 2,800 mile ride through Northern Argentina on an old bike that Che instaled a motor on. -
Volunteer Work
After Che's motorcycle journey ended he began to volenteer at a leper colony. Leprocy is a illness that affects your skin and can sometimes cause limbs to fall off. -
Che Recieves His Diploma.
Che completed his medical studies and received a diploma accrediting him as a Doctor from the University of Buenos Aires. -
Che in Mexico
After Che arrived in Mexico, he worked in the allergy section of the General Hospital. While working there he gave lectures on medicine at the National Autonomous University of Mexico. He also worked as a news photographer for Latina News Agency. -
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Che Becomes a Commander
Because of Che's military ability, he was promoted to the rank of Commander. In December of 1958, he lead the rebel army to a win over Batista's forces at Santa Clara. -
Gramma Attack
When the cabin cruiser Granma set out from Tuxpan, Guevara was the only non-Cuban aboard. About half of the expeditionaries were killed or executed upon capture that took place soon after the landing of Batista's military, -
Bank appointment
Guevara is appointed to the National Bank of Cuba as President and helped to shift the country's trade relations from the United States to the Soviet Union. He was also the Minister of Finance for Cuba. -
Che Gets Married
On June 2, Che married his second wife, Aleida March. They had four children. Together they visited Egypt, India, Japan, Indonesia, Pakistan and Yugoslavia -
Radio Rebelde
Che was also very instrumental and created a radio station. The satation was used to broadcast news to the Cuban population. It also had the top music hits and prorts information. -
Battle of Las Mercedes
Guevara played a critical role in the Battle of Las Mercedes. He used his column to halt a force of 1,500 men called up by Batista's General Cantillo in a plan to encircle and destroy Castro's forces -
Suicide Squad
Che directed his suicide squad against Santa Clara. The attack led to a capture of the city. Within 12 hours of the attack Che's squad had victory over Santa Clara. -
Che Joins Directorate
Guevara joins the March 13 Revolutionary Directorate and a small guerilla troop of the Popular Socialist Party. They planned to capture a number of towns in Las Villas Province. -
Che Goes Fishing
Che goes fishing off the coast of Havana. Che competed with expatriate author Ernest Hemingway at what was known as the "Hemingway Fishing Contest" -
Che gave a speech.
Che made a speech in Ginebra in the Global Conference of Commerce and Development. He continued traveling to Paris and Algeria. -
International Mission
Che lead an international mission to the Congo to support the liberation movement. Fidel Castro read Che's farewell letter to the Central Committee of the Cuban Communist Party. Recently after, Che returned to Cuba for a secrete mission to Bolivia. -
Guevara's Speech
Guevara made what turned out to be his last public appearance on the international stage when he delivered a speech at an economic seminar on Afro-Asian solidarity. He specified the moral duty of the socialist countries, accusing them of complicity with the exploiting Western countries. -
Guevara's resignation
Fidel Castro announced that Guevara resigned from his posts in Cuba and renounced his citizenship. He also told that Guevara was off to establsih other revolutions. -
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Guerrilla Strike
Che Guevara and his guerrilla gang attacked Bolivian forces. They killed thousands and only lost one member of their guerrilla gang. -
The Death of Che
Che Guevara was put to death by Bolivian soldiers that were guided by Bolivian soldiers on October 9th, 1967.
