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Birth and family
Ernesto Guevara was born in Rosario, Argentina, the 14 of June of 1928. His parents were Ernesto Guevara, as him, and Celia de la Serna. He had other 4 brothers and he was the oldest. His family din't had economic problems, they were part of the aristocracy in Argentina. His father had money thanks to inheritance. His mather also come from good family and promoted feminism in Argentina, his fathers died when he was very young. -
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Moving due to asthma
When he was 2 years old, 1930, he started to have very strong asthma attacks, the doctor recommended the family to move to another place where the climates was more appropiate for his illness, the chosen place was Alt Gracia, Có
rdoba, Argentina. The family moved in 1932. His father blamed his mother of being the guilty of Ernesto's asthma because of a bronchitis that went to more after swiming a morning in the Nautic Club. -
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He didn't like to clean himself
Since he was a kid, he almost never had baths oftenly and was forced by his parents to use different clothes during the months. He said thet he didn't had time to fit in the hygiene standars of that times. But very few people waere brave enough to tell this to the Che, because of his cruelty and lack of pity. -
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His time as actor
Before studyng medicine or starting in politics, Guevara was knowed because he advertised in TV some mopeds during his adolescence. He obtained this "work" thanks to his natural ability in the "stages arts" -
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He could not bear the betrayal
Che became Castro’s second-in-command. Fidel highlighted Che’s moral authority to lead his troops as one of the key reasons for the success of the Cuban revolution. It is thought that one of the keys of the success of the revolution was the loyalty of all the members. Guevara was knowed by killing all the traitorous, one of the most knowed cases, Eutmio Guerra, who was shot in the head becaise of his betrayal. -
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Moving to Argentina and first travel
In 1947, the family separated because the father's company went bankrupt. In 1948, Ernesto started the medicine career and started to play rugby, but had to stop after a few years because of the asthma and decided to write some articles about it. In 1950, he had his first love but it didn't succeed. He traveled by hitchhiking during 2 years and in 1952, he traveled all along the continent with a friend but he realised of the poverty and injustice in this one, here he decided he wanted to help. -
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Wives and sons & daughters
His first wive was Hilda Gadea in 1955 and they had one daughter, Hilda Beatriz Guevara. In 1959 they divorced and he had a secpnd wive, Aleida March, in 1959. They both had 4 sons, Aleida guevara (1960), Camilo Guevara (1962), Celia Guevara (1963), and Ernesto Guevara (1965). It is thought that Che Guevara also had a secret son in 1964 with Lidia Rosa López, Omar, Guevara chosed his name. -
His face opposed capitalism
It is known that Guevara opposed capitalism, but a picture of him taken the 15th of March of 1960 is one of the most famous pictures of all the times. This picture has been used in t-shirts, caps, key-rings...etc, producing a lot of money -
His hate to the homosexuals
Ernesto Guevara thought that the homosexuals were injured and that it was a phase of men, to solve htis, he built with Fidel Castro the UMAP (Military Units -
Spreading to Africa
Guevara traveked to Africa to support the Marxist movement in Congo, taking advantage of the inner problems of the country, but finally he didn't succed, he described it as a failing. During this time, he used the name of "Tatú" so he was not recognised. -
Last words
We all know that Guevara wanted to expand the revolution to every place he could, but not all the people supported him and this lack of support was one of the main reasons of his final capture in Bolivia. Before his death, he said that he was only one man that could be killed but revolution couldn't never die. He also said: "Get sober and aim well, you are going to kill a man". The sergeant Terán, from the Special Bolivian Forces was the man that killed him.