This article lays out the full arc of Ernesto “Che” Guevara’s life: an Argentine doctor turned Marxist revolutionary whose travels across Latin America exposed him to U.S. domination, poverty, and exploitation, shaping his belief that only armed struggle could transform the region. It follows him from Guatemala under Árbenz, where a CIA-backed coup solidified his anti-imperialist politics, to Mexico, where he met Fidel and Raúl Castro and joined the 26th of July Movement. Che became a central figure of the Cuban Revolution, later holding major roles in the revolutionary government, from land reform and literacy campaigns to the Bay of Pigs defense and the Cuban Missile Crisis.
He eventually left Cuba to ignite insurgencies abroad, first in Congo and later in Bolivia, where CIA-assisted forces captured and executed him in 1967. The article emphasizes his impact as both a revolutionary leader and a global symbol, revered by many for his anti-imperialist vision and condemned by others for his authoritarian methods. Despite the controversy, Che remains one of the most influential and iconic figures of the 20th century.
MATIAS JOFRE 