Che Guevara

Ernesto Che Guevara, 50 years after his death, remains an iconic figure, with his portrait symbolizing the Marxist revolution adorning rooms and t-shirts worldwide. Born in Argentina in 1928, he studied medicine in Buenos Aires before traveling across Latin America, where his encounters with poverty and oppression shaped his Marxist ideology, leading him to believe that revolution was the only solution. In 1955, he met Fidel Castro in Mexico, and together they landed in Cuba, leading a revolution that overthrew dictator Batista in 1959. Guevara became a key leader in Castro's revolutionary regime. In 1965, he left Cuba for the Congo to initiate a revolutionary war in Africa, but after failing, he returned to prepare for a campaign in Bolivia, marking the start of his final revolutionary efforts. Guevara was captured by the Bolivian army on October 8, 1967, and executed the next day at the age of 39. His body was initially displayed to the press in Vallegrande before being secretly buried. Thirty years later, Cuba recovered his remains for burial in Santa Clara, where a mausoleum and an immense statue of Guevara attract thousands of visitors each year.