Ernesto "Che" Guevara Ernesto "Che" Guevara, a doctor and revolutionary in Bolivia, was assassinated by the American CIA for many political reasons, thus becoming a legend and idol after the Latin American Revolution. In the United States Che is remembered only as a relic of the 1960 revolution. In Europe he became a pop icon among the youth with little or no historical reference. Only in Cuba does his legacy stand for the hope and faith of the Latin American people. Ernesto Guevara de la Serna was born June 14, 1928, in the town of Rosario, Argentina. His father's name was Ernesto Guevara Lynch, and his mothers name was Celia de la Serna. He had two sisters, Celia and Ana, and two brothers, Roberto and Juan Martin. Early in Che's life he developed a severe case of asthma from which he suffered for the rest of his life. Later as he grew up, he learned to hurtle past pain, leaving it behind in some half-helpless disarray (Franklin 13). His primary education was accomplished mainly at home with his mother teaching him. During this time, he became an avid reader of Marx, Engel and Freud, which he found in his father's library. After he graduated from high school, Che went to Buenos Aires University, showing interest in the medical field. His interest in the medical field was the result of his wanting to better understand his asthma; but also he had a more personal reason. His mother had developed breast cancer, and he wanted to find a cure. During his second year at college, he entered the medical college surprising his father. His father said, "I'd hoped, Ernesto, that you might be an engineer." (Franklin 10) In 1951, Che dropped his studies temporarily to go on a journey with a friend, traveling to Argentina, C... ... middle of paper ... ...olier Encyclopedia. G ed. 2005. Larmer, Brook. "Che Chic." Newsweek 21 July 1997: 36-39. McConnell, Jeff. "Coups, Wars, and the CIA." Boston Globe 13 May 1990: 1. Pearson, Ruth. "Cuba's Double Jeopardy." Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, December 1992: 1. Petras, James. "Latin America: Thirty Years After Che." Monthly Review 1 October 1997: 1-9. Robberson, Tod. "Che Guevara's Bones Identified: 30 Year Mystery Ends as Experts Confirm Finding Rebel's Remains." The Dallas Morning News, 13 July 1997: 1-4. Sinay, Sergio. Che for Beginners. Charlottsville: Writers and Readers, 1997. Stockwell, Norman. "Reclaiming Che's Legacy." Capital Times (Madison, WI) 3 October 1997: 2-3. Szulc, Tad. "Castro's Cuba at 30: a Revolution Approaches Middle Age." Hartford Courant 1 January 1989: 1. Tsur, Shai. "Che Guevara: the Image." Jerusalem Post, 19 February 1998: 1-4.
Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman Loera was born on April 4, 1957 in Sinaloa, Mexico. He was born into a poor family in a rural community. His parents are Emilio Guzman Bustillos and Maria Consuelo Loera Perez. For numerous generations, his family’s legacy lived and died in La Tuna, Sinaloa. Although a number of myths about his father being an opium farmer have not been proven, he was actually a cattle rancher. Guzman has two younger sisters and four younger brothers. As a child, Guzman had a responsibility of selling oranges. In fact, he dropped out of school in the third grade to work for his father. Although his father physically abused him and treated him brutal, he stood up to his father when it came to his younger siblings for their own protection.
Benito Juárez was born to an indigenous family in San Pablo Guelatao, Oaxaca, in 1806; during most of his childhood, he only spoke Zapotec. In the city of Oaxaca, he lived with his sister who was a servant at the house of Don Antonio Maza. He studied at the Santa Cruz Seminary, the only secondary school in Oaxaca.
Benito Juarez was one of the most prominent and resourceful leaders in Mexico’s history. He raised the standard of living and championed the poor. However, it took Juarez half his life to become such a dominant political figure.
Guevara was born in Rosario, Argentina, the eldest of five children in a family of mixed Spanish, Basque[2] and Irish descent. The date of birth recorded on his birth certificate was June 14, 1928, although some sources assert that he was actually born on May 14, 1928 and his birth certificate was falsified to shield the family from a potential scandal resulting from his mother having been three months pregnant when she was married.
El Comandante! El Comandante! If you scream that in the streets of Venezuela, there is only one person you could possibly be referring to – Hugo Chávez. The current president of the South American country, Venezuela, has been in power for the past four years. His time in office has been criticized by most and glorified by some. He has had the backing of other countries such as Cuba, Colombia, Brazil, Libya and Iraq. On the other hand, the United States has had a continuous growth of confusion for Chávez’s actions. The leader’s intentions have been surrounded by a circle of uncertainty. Chávez’s life as president or even before those days has been far from interesting. Hugo Chávez has been a leader, a commander and a revolutionist.
Matthews, Herbert L. "Cuban Rebel Is Visited In Hideout." Cuban Rebel Is Visited In Hideout (n.d.): n. pag. New York Times. New York Times, 24 Feb. 1957. Web. 15 Sept. 2016.
Among the ashes and ruins caused by the devastation of World War Two, two superpowers rose and a new war erupted, the Cold War. The United States and its NATO allies as the capitalists versus the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact as the communists. It was named the Cold War due to the fact the neither countries would attack each other, so they fought proxy wars around the globe. Many small countries started taking sides and one of the most important country in the world sided with the communists, China. During Mao's reign they established the People's Republic of China, changed the tide in the Korean War and aided the Viet Minh; making him the most influential person during the cold war.
In the beginning, Cesar Chavez started having a hard life ever since he was young. He was born on March 31, 1927 in San Luis Arizona, near Yuma. He had two brothers and two sisters. He started working at a young age after his family lost their ranch on an economic crisis. As a consequence, they moved and started living in a barrio, which was a poor area of town in San Jose, California and they started living as immigrants. Later, he left school in order to start working with his family in fields and, in a way, start supporting his family. They used to move from farm to farm in look for more fields to harvest, so they could get more money. When he was seventeen he enlisted into the United States Navy and served for two years. At his return, in 1948, he married the love of his life, Helen Fabela, and eventually years later they had eight children together.
Che Guevara attempted to have a revolution in Bolivia and Guatemala. In Mexico, he trained for his return to Cuba in 1956. The textbook also mentions how Fidel Castro formed local camps as a new revolutionary power (510). They continued to fight in urban areas. It was not until 1959 where they defeated Batista and his government. Many people were happy because Fidel Castro became the president of Cuba. The Cuban people had faith in Fidel Castro to improve the state of Cuba and benefit the people unlike Batista. The Caribbean: A History of the Region and Its People state that, “In 1958 almost all Cubans agreed that a renewed Cuban nationalism would approve their future,”
The website AboutEducation is a site focused on the history of the world, making it reliable as their main purpose is to write factual articles. The site is very useful because it thoroughly goes in to detail about all of Che’s life. Not only do they talk about his childhood, but also we get a sense of what sort of person he was as an adult. He did not feel complete as a person unless he was doing something to make a difference in the world. He even left his family, and his powerful positions in Cuba in order to go start more revolutions.
Che Guevara and Alberto Granado experienced and witnessed firsthand the increasing poverty and injustice during their infamous trip across the continent in 1952. The nature of the revolutionary political and social conditions of Latin America that Che confronts reflect the issues resulting from the capitalist society of northern America. The capitalist economic system in the United States completely ruined the economies of south America. South america was responsible for providing raw materials for the industrial society up north with few benefits in return. As Capitalism had profound effects on south America, it wasn't until Che witnessed these effects with his own eyes that he was able to understand the degree to which the injustice was.
I would like to begin by letting you know that I knew nothing about Ernesto “Che” Guevara I only saw the cool silhouette of a guy with great hair and breaded as a pop cultural icon on t-shirt sported by the supposedly hipsters and Bob Marley lovers. I think the Motorcycle Diaries film did a wonderful job of giving insight to the character of Ernesto Guevara de la Serna in his youth, without any giving up any hint or knowledge of who he will become. But after doing some research I was able to learn how the good-natured medical student became a highly respected revolutionary leader. Which helped me understand how did this apparently mild-mannered medical student
Mao Zedong is a multi-talented figure that ‘found himself swept up in this excitement’, (11) of political madness. Mao is responsible for many of the political initiatives that transformed the face of China, which included land reform, collectivization of agriculture and the spread of medical services. The master behind the ‘Great Leap Forward’ campaign for rural development was the beginning of Mao’s failure as a leader in the forefront.
Guevara, Ernesto Che. "The Motorcycle Diaries: Notes on a Latin American Journey." Ocean Press. 2005.
He says, “…those who govern spent less time publicizing their own virtues and more money, much more money, funding socially useful works,” (Guevara 70-71). Through his words his audience could imagine the anger through the tone that is established through these very lines. This quote shows as though Che is angry with the careless political system within Latin America. As if, he feels that they could be doing something to help people like this elderly lady and her family. One can conclude that he may feel as though the poor and the sick is being exploited by the greater power of the rich and fortunate. Here the audience can clearly see the side of Che that wants justice and equally for