The brutal final days of Che Guevara, revolutionary, guerrilla fighter, doctor, and global icon, are a chilling window into the Cold War’s darkest shadows. On October 9th, 1967, deep in the Bolivian jungle, Che uttered his final words: “Shoot, coward! You are only going to kill a man.” But who really was Ernesto “Che” Guevara?
In this gripping history documentary, we explore the rise and fall of Che Guevara, from his privileged Argentinian roots to his transformation into one of the most feared and admired communist revolutionaries of the 20th century. With rare facts and raw analysis, we uncover:
His friendship with Fidel Castro and their role in Cuba’s communist revolution
The CIA-backed coup in Guatemala that radicalized Che forever
His brutal executions, economic failures, and global ambitions for socialist revolutions
His secret role in the Cuban Missile Crisis and plans to use nuclear weapons
His failed campaigns in Congo and Bolivia — and the betrayal that sealed his fate
Was he a ruthless killer or a freedom fighter against imperialism? Discover the untold history of a man still loved, hated, and misunderstood.
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Chomsky, Aviva. A History of the Cuban Revolution. Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons, 2015.
Guevara, Ernesto. The Motorcycle Diaries: Notes on a Latin American Journey. London: HarperCollins UK, 2004.
Guevara, Ernesto C., and Ernesto Guevara. Guerrilla Warfare. Lincoln: Bison Books, 1961.
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He was a Communist dog, he didn't suffer enough.
"I wouldn't know, I've only ever killed Communists." – Rafał Gan-Ganowicz
You were all to kind to Che. He was a monster. One of his youth activities was to grape servant girls infront of his partying friends. He got himself an apartment overlooking an execution area so he could sit and watch it. Truly heinous character.
SoOo…wateva happen ta him??
He was so gorgeous looking. And he was a doctor on June 14th I always light a candle 4 him in my church rip Ernesto fly high che you will never be 4 gotten
Che my hero❤ people in glasshouses cant afford 2 throw stones if the cap fits Weare it rip my lovely che
Who cares about a communist, they don't even see me as a human when I'm not a communist 😂
No it's not a fact that the bad leaders had to be right wing, nowadays in the west they are all left wing 😂
Talk about what he did to people.
Like Yagoda, Yezhov, Beria he got what he gave to thousands of his victims. They should have mounted him on a donkey facing backwards and paraded him around.
You claim to not be communist, and that may be true…. but you do seem to be in love with Che Guvera