Che Guevara
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- Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Categories: Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Military History
- Subcategories: Revolutions, Rebellions, Uprisings, Riots, Latinos, Hispanics, Chicanos, Communism, Communists
- Curriculum: Latin American History
Article abstract: Military significance: One of the original members of Fidel Castro’s Granma force, Guevara helped create a military doctrine that guided many leftist rebel leaders in several wars of liberation after 1960.
Che Guevara initially hoped to become a prominent medical doctor, but after meeting Fidel Castro in Mexico City in July, 1956, he decided to fight in the Cuban Revolution. During his educational training, Guevara traveled extensively throughout South America and determined that the region’s poverty was a direct result of the United...
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