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This Happened — June 14: Happy Birthday, Che Guevara

Updated June 14, 2024 at 11:50 a.m. Che Guevara was born on this day in 1928. He was an Argentine Marxist revolutionary, physician, author, guerrilla leader, and diplomat. He played a key role in the Cuban Revolution, serving as one of Fidel Castro’s top lieutenants. What was Che Guevara’s childhood like? Che Guevara’s childhood was […]

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This Happened- March 5: Che Guevara, Iconic Photograph

Updated March 5, 2024 at 12:25 p.m. This iconic photograph of Che Guevara was taken on this day in 1960 by Cuban photographer Alberto Korda. When was the famous photograph of Che Guevara taken? The photograph of Che Guevara was taken during a mass funeral for the victims of the La Coubre explosion in Havana, […]

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This Happened—January 1: The End Of The Cuban Revolution

Updated Jan. 1 2024 at 12:00 p.m. On January 1, 1959, Cuba’s military dictator Fulgencio Batista fled the country and the rebels, led by Che Guevara and Fidel Castro, celebrated in Havana, ending the Cuban Revolution. Why did the Cuban Revolution take place? The U.S. had been a major force in Cuba since the early […]

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Punjab Postcard: A Street Artist Paints Old Left In New Light

Artist Balvir Singh and his murals of revolutionaries like Che Guevara and Lenin have helped rekindle socialist ideas in his home state of Punjab.

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Subcomandante Marcos, Will Iconic Mexican Rebel Remove His Mask?

MEXICO CITY — Will the mask come off? A Mexican judge has ruled that sedition and terrorism charges have expired against 13 rebels of the Zapatista Liberation Army (EZLN), including those filed against the group’s masked enigmatic former leader, Subcomandante Marcos, La Jornada and other media reported. The EZLN rose in revolt in 1994 to […]

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