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Che Guevara
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Che Guevara was born in Rosario, Argentina on June 14, 1928. Throughout his life he became one of the most powerful members of the Cuban government. Besides Fidel of course. He received an MD degree at the University of Argentina. He held a minor post in the Guatemallen government. When it was overthrown, he fled to Mexico. While in Mexico he met Fidel Castro and joined him in overthrowing the Cuban government. After they overthrew the government in 1959, Castro made Guevara the president of the National Bank of Cuba. From 1961-1965 Che served as the minester of industry. In 1965, he went to Africa and lead a revolt in Congo.

In 1967, Guevara went Bolivia with a band of Guerrillas. When Felix Rodriguez, the president of Bolivia, found out he was there, he sent the Bolivian army to find him. When they found him they attacked him and took him as a prisoner. When he refussed to be interrigated, Felix Rodriguez ordered that he would be killed. Mario Teran was asked to be the executioner. He was told to shoot him in ways that would look like it was done in a battle. He shot him nine times in total in various place. For a while no one new exactly how he died.

Many people were devestated, but some others were not. A lot of poeple thought of him as an idealist and a hero. Many other people hated him and thought that he was an animal. People that believed he was an idealist thought this way because he saw poverty and repression and through revolution helped out the poor of that country. Like most leaders he made his fair share of mistakes. He is loved and hated by many depending on the were one is coming from. To the poor he was a hero. Others believed it was the complete opposite of this. He lead a lot of revolts in different places and it bothered a lot of people. They thought that he was doing more bad then good.

In conclusion, Che Guevara was an interesting man. Throughout his life he acomplished a lot and became a pretty powerful man. To many he was a good person, but to others he was an animal. He certainly will never be forgotten.

Essential Questions 1. Who was he? 2. Why was he killed and by who? 3. Why did some people think he was a hero? 4. Why did people hate him?

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