Ernesto “Che” Guevara

By: Dom Scherer

Biography• Ernesto “Che” Guevara nació el 14 de mayo, 1928 en la ciudad

que se llama Rosario. He went to the university Buenos Aires for medicine. After, he became politically active in his home country, Argentina. He met the Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro and his brother Raul in 1954, in Mexico. Se convirtió en parte de plan de Fidel para derrocar al Gobierno de Batista en Cuba. After Castro took power, Che was in charge of La Cabaña Fortress prison. Ernesto was captured and killed in La Higuera by the Bolivian army on October 9, 1967.

Accomplishment 1

• Che era el líder de la rebelión cubana contra el gobierno de Batista.His part in overthrowing the government was to lead the army. When he became in charge in the prison, between 156 and 550 people were executed. Después de eso, se convirtió en el presidente del banco nacional de Cuba.Che also helped move the country’s trade from the U.S. to the Soviet Union. Three years after that he was assigned the minister of industry.

Accomplishment 2

• Ernesto Guevara was a great military and government leader. Él ha tenido una muy feliz en la vida. After a couple of years, Bolivians started to try to overthrown their government. Che had very little success in trying to stir up the Bolivians. El ejército boliviano comenzó a atacar a su Gobierno. Che was captured and killed in the battle.

Legacy

• Después de la muerte del se convirtió en figura política que era legendaria.Many plays of Evita have been preformed with Che as a character. His life has been explored in films and books, such as The Motorcycle Diaries. Muchas personas se han interesado en la vida del Che desde su muerte. His name has been often referred to in rebellion, revolution, and socialism.