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Che Guevara

By emiller22

  • Birth

    Birth
    This is the date that Che Guevara was born. He was born in Rosaria, Argentina. He was the oldest of five children in his family and lived a comfortable middle class life.

  • Guatamala

    Guatamala
    Guevara decided to stay in Guatemala. He couldn't find the work he wanted though as a docter so he had to take on a couple other jobs to earn money. Later, he became very involved in Guatemala's revolutionary events.

  • America Invades

    America Invades
    The president of Guatemala had to resign his spot in government.This is because America invaded Guatemala. Then, Che went to Mexico and got married to Hilda Gadea.

  • Cuba

    Cuba
    81 men, including Guevara, went to Cuba by yacht. As soon as they arrived, they were placed under attack from Batista. Guevara, along with a few other people were wounded but not dead like the others.

  • Taking over Batista

    Taking over Batista
    After taking over the Batista’s government, the troops and Guevara went into Havana. For months, he was watching people being executed in La Cabana Prison. After, he became a cuban citizen.

  • New family

    New family
    Che had been married to Hilda Gadea for 5 years. However, he decided to divorce her. The following month he remarried. His new wife was Aleida March.

  • Cuban Missle Crisis

    Cuban Missle Crisis
    Guevara had grown very discouraged when his new place, Cuba became a client state of the Soviet Union. Making matters worse, the Soviet Union didn’t consult with Cuba during the Cuban Missile crisis of 1962.

  • Going Private

    Going Private
    Che decided to maintain a completely private life for the next two years. He never told anyone where he would be or what he was doing. Although, later people found out that he was fighting in a civil war in Congo. Then, he resigned from the cuban government and decided to give up his citizenship.

  • Mike Hoare

    Mike Hoare
    Che had decided to go to Africa. In Africa, he was considered extremely dangerous. So, Mike Hoare was hired to track him down and throw him in jail.

  • Death

    Death
    Che Guevara died on October 9. He was in Bolivia with other troops when it happened. He was shot and killed. Then, he was buried secretly and his skeleton wasn't found until months after.