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WORLD LEADERS

Good morning classmates, I am Ciro Rodriguez. Welcome to this presentation


about Che Guevara.
History
 His name is Ernesto Guevara de la Serna
 He was born on June 14, 1928
 He was a doctor, politician, writer, journalist and Argentine revolutionary.
 He was one of the ideologues and commanders of the Cuban Revolution.
 He was president of the National Bank and Minister of Industry.
 He traveled throughout South America and was radicalized by poverty, hunger
and the disease he witnessed.
 He died at the hands of the Bolivian army in October 1967
 Guevara remains a revered and vilified historical figure, polarized in the
collective imagination in a multitude of biographies, memoirs, essays,
documentaries, songs and movies.
 Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people of the 20th
century,
Legacy
Nowadays it is considered one of the greatest examples of struggle in the world,
world leaders like Nelson Mandela pointed it out as "an inspiration for every human
being who loves freedom", while Jean-Paul Sartre described him as "not only an
intellectual but also the most complete human being of our age".
Death
After his fight in Cuba, he traveled to Bolivia to replicate his fight, he recruited
militiamen. However, Felix Rodriguez CIA agent advised the troops about the
whereabouts of Che Guevara.
The Bolivian army tried to interrogate but he did not fall and only got his death.
Guevara was shot nine times. This included five times in his legs, once in the right
shoulder and arm, and once in the chest and throat
Most Recognized Phrases
“The revolution is not an apple that falls when it is ripe. You have to make it fall.”
“Whenever death may surprise us, let it be welcome if our battle cry has reached
even one receptive ear and another hand reaches out to take up our arms.”
“Until victory always”
“Let me say, at the risk of seeming ridiculous, that the true revolutionary is guided
by great feelings of love.”
“Better to die standing, than to live on your knees.”

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