Che Guevara: Doctor, Revolutionary, Murderer

This guy forgot to mention the CIA was involved on the capture of the Che .

Yeah Che played rugby as an outside centre but if you see footage of him later in life he was clearly a revolutionary left winger

“There was no person more feared by the company (CIA) than Che Guevara because he had the capacity and charisma necessary to direct the struggle against the political repression of the traditional hierarchies in power in the countries of Latin America.” —Philip Agee, CIA agent from 1957–1968, later defected to Cuba.

I believe it was the great Nelson Mandela who said “One man’s freedom fighter is another man’s villain” So in Che’a country he was a hero and in America he was seen as a villain

Is it a rule that at least one dorm room in in a college has a Che Guevara poster?

Che Guevara: Doctor, Revolutionary, T-Shirt

0:35 - Chapter 1 - The early years 3:45 - Chapter 2 - The motorcycle journey 6:15 - Chapter 3 - Bolivia 9:25 - Chapter 4 - Cuban revolution 14:05 - Chapter 5 - The new cuba 16:00 - Chapter 6 - Bolivia & death

I studied Cuban history in college, and it turned out that one of the Spanish professors was a Cuban lawyer who spoke to our class. He related how he grew up with the Castros and fought with them in the mountains. After the revolution succeeded, he said, he was made a judge by Fidel. But - it turned out - that he was expected to sentence "enemies" to death on Castro's orders. With tears in his eyes, he spoke about the betrayal of his ideals, and of leaving Cuba on one of the last possible flights.

the "bolivian" soldier standing next to him before his execution was an actual cuban american CIA officer, he wrote a book about the encounter...

The last words of Ernesto Guevara actually were "Póngase sereno y apunte bien: va usted a matar a un hombre." A rough translation would be "Steady up and aim well: you are about to kill a man."

The nickname Che was not acquired by Guevarra as a child, but during his travels in America. This emphasized his Argentine origin. In his childhood and adolescence he was called Tete, short for Ernesto.

“All The children say we wanna be like Che, Asthmatic but I’ll take your breath away”

Asthma and cigars, you do the math

Ernesto Guevara (his father) declared "the first thing to note is that in my son's veins flowed the blood of the Irish rebels".

Asthma and rugby don’t mix, that dude must’ve been a badass for not dying on the pitch

Quick correction. Che Guevara was not born prematurely. His mother changed his birthday to conceal the fact that baby Ernesto was out of wedlock. His mother Celia needed permission at that age to marry.

Ernesto Guevara wasn't nicknamed "Che" until he left Argentina and not as a kid as you've implied. "Che" is the Argentine equivalent of "dude".

It seems like johny sins knows history as well.

That mass produced photo of him is supposedly in the Guiness Book of World Records as the most frequently published photo ever taken. The guy who took it was working for a Brazilian newspaper and was paid the equivalent of about $200.

I think it’s so important for us to look at the early lives and how people such as Ché grew up. It tells so much more about them than the later parts of their life when they actually did the things they’re famous for. Like for example, Ché going through rigorous schooling for years in order to become a doctor to help people in his country. Knowing all that just adds a couple shades to everything else he did in life. It just kinda legitimizes him as someone who was genuinely trying to help his people. As opposed to many of the other leaders out there who just use the system to become an all powerful dictator with an endless supply of power and money.