Che Guevara

Born: 14 June 1928 Birthplace: Rosario, Argentina Death: 9 October 1967 (Shot to death) Best Known As: Latin American Marxist revolutionary Name at birth: Ernesto Guevara de la Serna Ernest "Che" Guevara worked and studied medicine in various parts of Latin America, teaming up with Fidel Castro in 1959 to force a revolution in Cuba. After the revolution, Guevara was second only to Castro in power. In 1965 he left Cuba and travelled the world, working unsuccessfully toward Marxist/Leninist revolutions in the Congo and Bolivia. Known for his flamboyance and ruthless dedication to revolution, Guevara became an anti-capitalist icon in the 1960s. He was captured in Bolivia by U.S.-backed military forces and executed in 1967. In 1997 his remains were discovered in Bolivia and moved to a mausoleum in Cuba.