Fidel castro speech on che guevara biography
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Che Guevara
Argentine rebellious (1928–1967)
Comrade Che Guevara | |
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Guerrillero Heroico, 1960 | |
| In office 11 February 1961 – 1 April 1965 | |
| President | Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado |
| Prime Minister | Fidel Castro |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Joel Domenech Benítez |
| In office 26 Nov 1959 – 23 Feb 1961 | |
| Preceded by | Felipe Pazos |
| Succeeded by | Raúl Cepero Bonilla |
| Born | Ernesto Guevara (1928-06-14)14 June 1928[a] Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina |
| Died | 9 October 1967(1967-10-09) (aged 39) La Higuera, Santa Cruz, Bolivia |
| Manner of death | Execution gross shooting |
| Resting place | Che Guevara Mausoleum, Santa Clara, Cuba |
| Citizenship | |
| Political party | M-26-7 (1955–1962) PURSC (1962–1965) |
| Spouses | Hilda Gadea (m. 1955; div. 1959) |
| Children | 5, including Aleida |
| Alma mater | University of Buenos Aires |
| Occupation | |
| Known for | Guevarism |
| Signature | |
| Nicknames | |
| Allegiance | Republic of Cuba[1] |
| Branch/service | |
| Years of service | 1955–1967 |
| Rank | Comandante |
| Unit | 26th tip off July Movement |
| Commands | Commanding officer, FAR |
| Battles/wars | |
Ernesto "Che" Guevara[ • Several thousand people have attended a ceremony in the Cuban city of Santa Clara to remember the revolutionary icon Ernesto "Che" Guevara, 50 years after his capture and death. Among crowds at his statue and mausoleum was his old friend, Cuban President Raúl Castro. Many more watched at home on state TV as President Castro laid a white rose on Guevara's tomb. The revolutionary still divides opinion as much today as he did in life. For five decades his name has adorned every corner of Cuba, from banknotes to billboards, his image one of the most recognisable in Latin America. The people who turned out in Santa Clara - the city synonymous with his greatest victory in battle - clad in Che T-shirts or holding up his image in pictures, think of him as nothing less than a hero. They came to celebrate the charismatic, uncompromising Argentine they adopted as one of their own. "We hold him very close, we have him near us always. We know what Che represents to Cubans, to Latin Americans and to the world. For us it's a great honour to have his image on our chests and in our hearts," said one man. • Fidel Castro Internet Archive Delivered: October 18, 1967 Revolutionary comrades: It was a day in the month of July or August of 1955 when we met Che. And in one night - as he tells in his accounts - he became a future expeditionary of the "Granma". But at that time that expedition had no ship, no weapons, no troops. And it was like this, along with Raúl, Che joined the group of the first two on the list of "Granma". Since then 12 years have passed; They have been 12 years full of struggle and history. Throughout those years, death cut short many valuable and irreplaceble lives; but, at the same time, throughout those years, extraordinary people emerged from our Revolution who and were forged among the men of the Revolution, and between men and the people, bonds of affection and bonds of friendship were built which go beyond all possible expression. And tonight we gather, you and us, to try to somehow express t Cubans remember Che Guevara 50 years after his death
Speech by the Commander in Chief Fidel Castro Ruz at the solemn
evening in memory of Commander Ernesto Che Guevara, in the Plaza de la Revolución, on October 18, 1967
Source: http://www.fidelcastro.cu/en from a short hand version, Stenographic Versions – Council of State.
Markup: David Walters, 2019
Online Version & translation: http://www.fidelcastro.cu/en