Che Guevara

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born

June 14, 1928 in Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina

died

October 09, 1967

gender

male

genre

Politics, Science, Poetry

influences

Ernesto Guevara Lynch, Pablo Neruda, Federico García Lorca, Friedrich ...more

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Ernesto "Che" Guevara, commonly known as El Che or simply Che, was a Marxist revolutionary, physician, author, intellectual, guerrilla leader, diplomat, and military theorist. A major figure of the Cuban Revolution, since his death Guevara's stylized visage has become an ubiquitous countercultural symbol and global icon within popular culture.

His belief in the necessity of world revolution to advance the interests of the poor prompted his involvement in Guatemala's social reforms under President Jacobo Arbenz, whose eventual CIA-assisted overthrow solidified Guevara's radical ideology. Later, while living in Mexico City, he met Raúl and Fidel Castro, joined their movement, and travelled to Cuba with the intention of overthrowing the U.S.-ba...more

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Average rating: 3.74 · 8,159 ratings · 632 reviews · 65 distinct works

	The Motorcycle Diaries: Notes on a Latin American Journey by Che Guevara, Aleida Guevara March, Aleida Guevara (Preface) 3.75 avg rating — 6,198 ratings — published 2003 — 43 editions	My rating:
	Guerrilla Warfare by Che Guevara, Brian Loveman (Editor), Thomas M. Davies (Editor) 3.55 avg rating — 704 ratings — published 1962 — 13 editions	My rating:
	The Bolivian Diary: Authorized Edition by Che Guevara, Fidel Castro (Contributor), Camilo Guevara (Contributor) 3.68 avg rating — 486 ratings — published 1968 — 31 editions	My rating:
	Reminiscences of the Cuban Revolutionary War: Authorized Edition by Che Guevara, Aleida Guevara March (Preface by), Ernesto Che Guevara 3.88 avg rating — 212 ratings — published 1963 — 19 editions	My rating:
	Back on the Road (Otra Vez): A Journey Through Latin America by Che Guevara, Alberto Granado, Patrick Camillier (Translator) 3.60 avg rating — 131 ratings — published 2003 — 11 editions	My rating:
	The African Dream: The Diaries of the Revolutionary War in the Congo by Che Guevara, Patrick Camiller (Translator), Aleida Guevara March (Foreword by) 3.67 avg rating — 102 ratings — published 1999 — 7 editions	My rating:
	Che Guevara Reader: Writings on Politics & Revolution by Che Guevara, David Deutschmann (Editor), Ernesto Che Guevara 3.81 avg rating — 95 ratings — published 1997 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Manifesto: Three Classic Essays on How to Change the World by Che Guevara, Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels 3.89 avg rating — 76 ratings — published 2004 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Self Portrait Che Guevara by Che Guevara, Victor Casaus (Editor), Ernesto Che Guevara 4.20 avg rating — 65 ratings — published 2003	My rating:
	Che Guevara Speaks 3.96 avg rating — 74 ratings — 9 editions	My rating:

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Quotes by Che Guevara

“If you tremble with indignation at every injustice then you are a comrade of mine.”
― Che Guevara

tags: justice , social-justice

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“Let the world change you and you can change the world”
― Che Guevara

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“At the risk of seeming ridiculous, let me say that the true revolutionary is guided by a great feeling of love. It is impossible to think of a genuine revolutionary lacking this quality.”
― Che Guevara

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