che guevara
What defines a hero? Is it their ability to live longer then the common man? Is it their ability to pick themselves up and help others too? That will die for their cause? A revolutionist is someone who can speak for others, stand up for the weak, defend the poor, and disobey the government. A man willing to fight for the freedom of his people, and rebel against the government. That man is Ernesto R. Guevara de la Serna (Che Guevara). Many look up to him and call him a hero, while others believe that he was a ruthless killer and deserved to be executed by the CIA (1). He died fighting for the revolution, for the ordinary man, for the ordinary peasants, for the ordinary people. He was gunned down by CIA-trained Bolivian officers. Through the course of his life, through the many obstacles, His actions defined him as a hero (2).
Born on June 14, 1928 in Rosario, Argentina, Guevara completed his medical studies at the University of Buenos Aires, Guevara first became politically active in his native Argentina and then in neighboring Bolivia and Guatemala. He traveled broadly, giving speeches and preaching his ideals of guerilla warfare and equality by socialism. He was a Marxist and wanted freedom for the peasants. In 1954, he met Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro and his brother Raul while in Mexico. He later became part of Fidel Castro's efforts to overthrow the Batista government in Cuba. He served as a military advisor to Castro and led guerrilla troops in battles against Batista forces. When Castro took power in 1959, He became in charge of La Cabaña Fortress prison. It is estimated that between 156 and 550 people were executed on Guevara's extra-judicial orders during this time. (3)
As I hear about Guevara and the way he rebelled against the Batista forces, I sometimes wonder if he had any guilt towards killing people for the sake of his home. Would a man be able to live with himself and be able to wake up every morning knowing that he may have killed
Born on June 14, 1928 in Rosario, Argentina, Guevara completed his medical studies at the University of Buenos Aires, Guevara first became politically active in his native Argentina and then in neighboring Bolivia and Guatemala. He traveled broadly, giving speeches and preaching his ideals of guerilla warfare and equality by socialism. He was a Marxist and wanted freedom for the peasants. In 1954, he met Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro and his brother Raul while in Mexico. He later became part of Fidel Castro's efforts to overthrow the Batista government in Cuba. He served as a military advisor to Castro and led guerrilla troops in battles against Batista forces. When Castro took power in 1959, He became in charge of La Cabaña Fortress prison. It is estimated that between 156 and 550 people were executed on Guevara's extra-judicial orders during this time. (3)
As I hear about Guevara and the way he rebelled against the Batista forces, I sometimes wonder if he had any guilt towards killing people for the sake of his home. Would a man be able to live with himself and be able to wake up every morning knowing that he may have killed