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Che Guevara Glossary

Che Guevara: Ernesto Guevara de la Serna , also known as Che Guevara or El Che: Argentine-born Marxist revolutionary, political figure, and leader of Cuban and internationalist guerrillas.Medic and Adventurous, he traveled throughout Latin America many times , bringing him into direct contact with the poor conditions in which people lived. His experiences and observations during these trips led him to the conclusion that the region's socioeconomic inequalities could only be remedied by revolution
Che Guevara's Date of Birth: June 14, 1928 at Rosario, Argentina
Che Guevara's Date of Death: October 9, 1967 at La Higuera, Bolivia
Argentina: Argentina is a country in southern South America. It ranks second in land area in South America, and eighth in the world.The country is formally called the Argentine Republic
Marxism: Philosophy and social theory based on Karl Marx's work and the political practice based on Marxist theory (namely, parts of the First International during Marx's time, communist parties and later states). Marxism describes history with his "Five Stages of History" as determined by economics
Revolutionary: A person who either advocates or actively engages in some kind of revolution.A revolutionary supports and abrupt change
Cuba: Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba consists of the island of Cuba (the largest of the Greater Antilles), the Isle of Youth and adjacent small islands. Cuba is located in the northern Caribbean at the confluence of the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. Cuba is south of the eastern United States and the Bahamas
Internationalism: Proletarian internationalism is a Marxist social class theory concept that members of the working class should act in solidarity towards world revolution and support working people in other countries, rather than following their respective national governments
Guerrilla: A method of unconventional combat by which small groups of combatants attempt to use mobile and surprise tactics (ambushes, raids, etc) to defeat a foe, often a larger, less mobile, army
Fidel Castro: Current President of Cuba.He led the revolution overthrowing Fulgencio Batista in 1959 and shortly after was sworn in as the Prime Minister of Cuba
26th of July Movement: Revolutionary organization led by Fidel Castro that in 1959 overthrew the Fulgencio Batista regime in Cuba. Its name originated from the failed attack on the Moncada Barracks, an army facility in the city of Santiago de Cuba, on July 26, 1953
Cuban Revolution: Revolutionary war in Cuba culminating in the overthrow of Fulgencio Batista’s government on January 1, 1959 by the 26th of July Movement and other revolutionary elements in the country
Alberto Korda: Cuban photographer, famous for his photo of Che Guevara.The Maryland Institute College of Art called Korda's photo of Che Guevara "The most famous photograph in the world and a symbol of the 20th century"
Che Guevara's Photo: Alberto Korda's famous photograph of Che Guevara.The Famous Photo was taken on March 5, 1960 at a Cuban funeral service for victims of the La Coubre explosion. Guevara was 31 at the time of the photo.The Maryland Institute College of Art called Korda's photo "The most famous photograph in the world and a symbol of the 20th century"
Asthma: Chronic disease of the respiratory system in which the airway occasionally constricts, becomes inflamed, and is lined with excessive amounts of mucus, often in response to one or more triggers
Alberto Granado: Che Guevara's Friend and travelling companion during their trip around Latin America, and founder of the Santiago School of Medicine in Cuba. He has written at least one book, Traveling with Che Guevara: The Making of a Revolutionary.The book also served as reference for the 2004 film, The Motorcycle Diaries
The Motorcycle Diaries: An autobiographical book by Che Guevara about his travels through South America with his friend Alberto Granado on a 1939 Norton 500 motorcycle