Ernesto (Che) Guevara was born in Rosario in Argentine in 1928. After studying medicine at the University of Buenos Aires he worked as a doctor. While in Guatemala in 1954 he witnessed the socialist government of President Jacobo Arbenz overthrown by an American backed military coup. Disgusted by what he saw, Guevara decided to join the Cuban revolutionary, Fidel Castro, in Mexico.
In October he decides to make his first trip through Latin-America. Together with Alberto Granado he leaves in January 1952 on an old ‘Norton’ 500-cc motorbike.
In Valparaiso Chile he writes in his diary: “We are looking for the bottom part of the town. We talk to many beggars. Our noses inhale attentively the misery.”
Guevara met Fiel Castro in Mexico and decided to come to start his fight against exploitation and poverty.
November 25: the yacht Granma leaves in a stormy night with on board 82 man from the mouth of the river Tuxpán in Mexico.
Che took part in combats where he showed his courage and decision to fight for the independence and freedom of Cuba, and he soon was given greater responsibilities by Fidel Castro.
Che Guevara became one the most important commanders of the liberation war. He, together with Camilo Cienfuegos, carried out the invasion to the Western Cuba. He showed his courage and his decision to triumph or to die in the attempt.
He played a decisive role in the final victory of the Rebel Army commanded by Fidel Castro. On December 26 Che writes: “The war is won, the enemy has come loudly to his knees, in the east we keep 10.000 soldiers in captivity. Those of Camaguey have no longer a way out. All of this is the result of only one thing: our effort.” The next day he decides to march to Santa Clara.
After the final victory, Fidel Castro assigned Guevera different responsibilities within the revolutionary process. He inconditionally performed all those tasks as the best soldier.
From July till August he travels as head of an official delegation to the United Arab Emirates and Egypt where he meets Nasser. The trip goes on to India, Thailand, Japan, Indonesia and Pakistan. They turn back via Eastern and Western Europe to close up in Morocco. On his return Che declares to be surprised for the sympathy that the Cuban revolution evoked all over the world.
At the end of 1960 the U.S. establishes a complete economic and financial blockade against Cuba. Che leads an official Cuban delegation in a tour to different socialistic countries: from the Soviet-Union and Eastern Europe to China and Northern Korea. From there, back to the Soviet-Union, Eastern-Germany and Czecho-Slovakia. Early ’61 the U.S. breaks all diplomatic relations with Cuba.
Che speaks to the general meetings of the UN in New York. He accuses in powerful terms the part of the UN in the murder of Lumumba and to help to get in the saddle, Tshombe as Congolese president, it was the same man that had tried to tear off the province Katanga of the rest of the Congolese nation. “All free people of the world must be prepared to declare to revenge the Congolese crime.”
In July, 1966, Che travels in the greatest secrecy to Havana, were he prepares a new mission to Bolivia in consultation with Fidel. Across Moscow, Prague and Vienna Che Guevara travels via Brazil to Bolivia were he arrives on November 3.
He organized the guerrilla in Bolivia, and started to fight for thr freedom of the South American country, However, he did not get the support expected and they were isolated and on October 8, Che is caught by the enemy. He was later taken to Vallegrande where he was assassinated as planned by the CIA.
Fidel Castro made everything possible until the mortal remains of Che and comrades were found and brought to Cuba.
Ernesto Che Guevara left physically but remained spiritually in all those who love emancipation, freedom, independence and sovereignty. His ideals and image have toured around the world. He will live for ever.