| First Name |
Ernesto
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| Middle Name |
'Che'
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| Last Name |
Guevara
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| Full Name at Birth |
Ernesto Rafael Guevara de la Serna
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| Alternative Name |
Fúser (Given by his friend Alberto Granado while travelling in South America by motorcycle), El Che, El Pelao (Given by his friend Alberto Granado while travelling in South America by motorcycle), Che, Che Guevara, El Che Guevara, Dr. Che Guevara, Chancho (Pig)
(school nickname), El Fuser
(The Furious Serna), Dr. Guevara, 'Guevarism', Ernesto Guevara de la Serna, Che Guevara Lynch, Ernesto “Che” Guevara, Dr Che Guevara, Dr Guevara, Commander Ernesto Che Guevara, 'Guerrillero Heroico', Comandante Che Guevara, The Butcher Of The Cabana, El Fuser Che
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| Birthday |
14th June, 1928
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| Birthplace |
Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina
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| Died |
9th October, 1967
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| Place of Death |
La Higuera, Vallegrande, Bolivia.
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| Cause of Death |
Execution by gunfire a day after capture.
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| Buried |
Che Guevara Mausoleum, Santa Clara, Cuba
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| Height |
5' 9" (175 cm)
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| Build |
Average
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| Eye Color |
Brown - Dark
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| Hair Color |
Brown - Dark
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| Distinctive Feature |
Image and style came to symbolize counterculture and rebellion..., Suffered from asthma..., Wore an unkempt beard..., Had longish, uncombed, tousled & messy hair..., Smoked large Cuban cigars..., Wore a black beret with a red star..., Became a dedicated Marxist while still in his teens..., Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century..., Alberto Korda photograph of him, entitled 'Guerrillero Heroico', was cited by the Maryland Institute College of Art as "the most famous photograph in the world"..., Spanish, Basque and Irish descent..., Praised the "extremely useful hatred that turns men into effective, violent, merciless, and cold killing machines" in his will..., Philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre once referred to him as "The most complete human being of our time"..., Nicknamed "Che" by his Cuban comrades because of his frequent use of the Argentinian slang word "che" which can mean "pal" or "Hey!"..., Nicknamed "El Fuser"
for his aggressive style of playing rugby..., Criticized for homophobic and racist comments...
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| Zodiac Sign |
Gemini
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| Sexuality |
Straight
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| Religion |
Atheist
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| Ethnicity |
White
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| Nationality |
Argentinean
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| High School |
Colegio Nacional Dean Funes, Cordoba, Argentina
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| University |
University of Buenos Aires, Argentina (Medical degree) [1948 - 1953]
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| Occupation Text |
Argentine Marxist revolutionary, physician, author, intellectual, guerrilla leader, diplomat & military theorist.
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| Occupation |
Activist
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| Claim to Fame |
socialist revolutionary leader in Cuba and elsewhere across Latin America.
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| Music Genre (Text) |
Anti Poverty, Hunger & Poor Working Conditions across South America., Pro Cuban Revolutionary Marxism., Anti the capitalist exploitation of Latin America by the United States., Anti American, Anti Imperialism
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| Year(s) Active |
1950-1950 (student traveller: made a 4,500km tour of rural Argentina), 1951-1951 (student traveller: took a year out from study and together with Alberto Granado made an 8,000km tour of much of South America), 1953-1953 (graduate traveller: 3rd tour visiting Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras & El Salvador)
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| Instrument (text) |
Guitar
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| Associated Acts |
The 26th of July Movement, The United Party of the Cuban Socialist Revolution, The National Liberation Army (Bolivia)
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| Father |
Ernesto Guevara Lynch
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| Mother |
Celia de la Serna y Llosa
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| Friend |
Alberto Granado (travelled with him at their twenties in South America by motorcycle).
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| Favorite People |
Alberto Granado (friend), Aleida March (wife), Celia de la Serna y Llosa (mother), Ernesto Guevara Lynch (father), Fidel Castro (revolutionary companion), Hilda Gadea (wife), Jacobo Árbenz (President of Guatemala), Raúl Castro (revolutionary companion), Sharon Farrell (actress lover), Tamara Bunke (revolutionary companion in Bolivia), Alberto Granado (travelled with him at their twenties in South America by motorcycle).
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| Favorite Books |
Das Kapital (Karl Marx)
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| Favorite Places |
Guatemala
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| Favorite Accessories |
Beret With Red Star On The Front., large Cuban cigars., Olive Coloured Fatigues / Army Uniform., Black Military Boots., AK-47 rifle.
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Ernesto "Che" Guevara (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.
