Who was Che Guevara and why is he a legend? What did he accomplish?

Answer 1

Google him. You need to do your own homework.

Answer 2

Ernesto "Che" Guevara was an Argentinian communist and revolutionary. As any Argentinian can tell you, "che" is just a way used to say "man", "dude", "guy", or similar in Argentina. Furthermore, many other Latin American countries use it also as a way to denote an Argentinian or when speaking with an Argentinian to imitate their accent.

His biography is in wikipedia, so go an do your homework. The only thing I'll add is that the whole idea of your teacher's question is that you take a position on what you believe and why.

Myself, as a staunch believer in market freedoms and democracy, Che Guevara stands for many things I do not agree with. But I admire that Guevara put his life in the line for what he believed in Cuba and Bolivia.

I see as a triumph of freedoms over "social equality" (the biggest utopia ever) that the guy's face is used as a marketing tool for people who want to feel "different". I am also sad to think that somewhere in Bolivia, Che Guevara is revolting in his grave to see that he, like Lenin and Marx, have become media icons for bourgoise kids with no idea of what they want or why.

Answer 3

In his own time and place, Che Guevara achieved much, although his participation in an attempt to start a Cuban-style revolution in 1966 - 67 in Bolivia was a failure. He was hunted down by Bolivian soldiers trained, equipped, and guided by American Green Berets and CIA operatives. Some even gloated about his death, and took pictures of themselves beside his corpse.

His image was used as political propaganda in Cuba and throughout Latin America for decades. Today, many people wear his image on their t-shirts, yet they have no clue what the man did, or what he stood for. It's a rather poignant reminder of how 40 years later few know anything about the revolutionary groups in South America at the time.

Answer 4

Ernesto Guevara was a Argentinian born Communist revolutionary who helped Fidel Castro to become the President of Cuba.

He is a legend because he helped to create a Communist government in Cuba.

Answer 5

Che Guevara was a doctor born in Argentina who became a revolutionary and or political figure. He was born in the late 1920's and was assassinated by an operation supported by the CIA and US special forces in Bolivia.

While studying medicine in his youth, he took a motorcycle trip with his friend Alberto and was exposed for the first time to the discrepancy of the classes in South America. This prompted him to embrace many of is considered his "Communist beliefs". Che was born to what could be considered a well to do family. At one point he was considered to be the second in command to Fidel Castro in Cuba. He is a published writer and spoke at the UN in the mid 1960's. If you want a good account of his early life and what began his journey to embrace his beliefs I suggest you rent the movie "Motorcycle Diaries". I think it won an Oscar a couple of years back.

Answer 6

Ernesto Guevara de la Serna (June 14,[1] 1928 – October 9, 1967), commonly known as Che Guevara or El Che, was an Argentine-born Marxist revolutionary, medical doctor Diploma[›], political figure, and leader of Cuban and internationalist guerrillas.

As a young man studying medicine, Guevara traveled roughrough[›] throughout South America, bringing him into direct contact with the impoverished conditions in which many people lived. His experiences and observations during these trips led him to the conclusion that the region's socio-economic inequalities could only be remedied by revolution, prompting him to intensify his study of Marxism and travel to Guatemala to learn about the reforms being implemented there by President Jacobo Arbenz Guzmán.

While in Mexico in 1956, Guevara joined Fidel Castro's revolutionary 26th of July Movement, which seized power in Cuba in 1959. After serving in various important posts in the new government and writing a number of articles and books on the theory and practice of guerrilla warfare, Guevara left Cuba in 1965 with the intention of fomenting revolutions first in Congo-Kinshasa, and then in Bolivia, where he was captured in a military operation supported by the CIA and the U.S. Army Special Forces.[2] Guevara was summarily executed, by the Bolivian Army, in the town of La Higuera near Vallegrande on October 9, 1967.[3]

After his death, Guevara became an icon of socialist revolutionary movements worldwide. An Alberto Korda photo of him (shown) has received wide distribution and modification. The Maryland Institute College of Art called this picture "the most famous photograph in the world and a symbol of the 20th century."[4]

Answer 7

Ernesto Guevara de la Serna (June 14,[1] 1928 – October 9, 1967), commonly known as Che Guevara or El Che, was an Argentine-born Marxist revolutionary, medical doctor Diploma[›], political figure, and leader of Cuban and internationalist guerrillas.

As a young man studying medicine, Guevara traveled roughrough[›] throughout South America, bringing him into direct contact with the impoverished conditions in which many people lived. His experiences and observations during these trips led him to the conclusion that the region's socio-economic inequalities could only be remedied by revolution, prompting him to intensify his study of Marxism and travel to Guatemala to learn about the reforms being implemented there by President Jacobo Arbenz Guzmán.

While in Mexico in 1956, Guevara joined Fidel Castro's revolutionary 26th of July Movement, which seized power in Cuba in 1959. After serving in various important posts in the new government and writing a number of articles and books on the theory and practice of guerrilla warfare, Guevara left Cuba in 1965 with the intention of fomenting revolutions first in Congo-Kinshasa, and then in Bolivia, where he was captured in a military operation supported by the CIA and the U.S. Army Special Forces.[2] Guevara was summarily executed, by the Bolivian Army, in the town of La Higuera near Vallegrande on October 9, 1967.[3]

After his death, Guevara became an icon of socialist revolutionary movements worldwide. An Alberto Korda photo of him (shown) has received wide distribution and modification. The Maryland Institute College of Art called this picture "the most famous photograph in the world and a symbol of the 20th century."[4]

Answer 8

Che Guevara is more of an icon...mainly for young people...he symbolizes rebellion...

Answer 9

I find it funny that he's become a big marketing tool. I don't think he sat down and said "you know, my face would look good on a lot of tee shirts."

Answer 10

I shake my head at people who wear any paraphenelia with his face on it. It's just sad.

Answer 11

For many people a hero of the cuban revolution, and other latin american revolution, for others a person used by others to earn money
For me an exmple of nonselfish person with great ideal about libertin and human rights. read more in
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Che_Guevara