,MY?S & ,LEG5DS -- ,*E ,GUEV>A 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,ORGANISE6 

,TEXT 3 

,9 ! SECOND ( \R S]IES WE LOOK AT ! LIFE & IDEAS ( ,]NE/O ,*E ,GUEV>A4 ,*E HAS BE5 9 ! NEWS A LOT LATELY1 ) HIS REMA9S BE+ DUG UP 9 ,BOLIVIA & REBURI$ 9 ,CUBA1 ! PUBLICATION ( HI!RTO UNKN[N PHOTOS ( HIS ,BOLIVIAN CAMPAIGN & TWO NEW BIOGRAPHIES4 ,! H]OIC CULT ?AT HAS DEVELOP$ >\ND HIM HAS TAK5 ON NEW LIFE4 ,:IL/ HIS IMAGE -- ON ,T-%IRTS1 PO/]S1 & BE] LABELS -- CONT9UES TO MAKE MONEY = CAPITALI/S1 !RE SEEMS TO BE A REVIVAL AMONG ! Y\NG 9 ! IDEA ( ,*E AS IDEALI/IC H]O & FI<T] = FRE$OM4 ,?IS H]O CULT SEEMS TO HAVE 9FECT$ MANY Y\NG RADICALS1 SOME ( :OM REG>D !MSELVES AS AN>*I/S4 

,! TRU? MAY BE UNPALATABLE TO MANY4 ,AFT] ALL1 ! ,*E CULT IS /ILL US$ TO OBSCURE ! REAL NATURE ( ,CA/RO'S ,CUBA1 ONE ( ! F9AL BA/IONS ( ,/AL9ISM4 ,AS JAD$ ,/AL9I/S & FELL[-TRAVEL+ ,TROTSKYI/S CELEBRATE ,*E'S ANNIV]S>Y WE TAKE A LOOK AT ! REAL MAN BEH9D ! LEG5D4 

,BORN 9 ,>G5T9A TO A ,CUBAN >I/OCRATIC FAMILY :O HAD FALL5 ON H>D TIMES BUT :O /ILL HAD MU* WEAL?1 ,GUEV>A HAD A COM=TABLE UPBR++4 ,:5 ,JUAN & ,EVA ,P]ON />T$ ON !IR RISE TO P[]1 US+ POPULISM & APPEALS TO WORK]S & PEASANTS TO 9/ALL A REGIME ?AT HAD MANY FASCI/ *>ACT]I/ICS 7#a#i#d#d-#a#i#e#b7 ,GUEV>A WAS /ILL A Y\?4 ,AT ?IS P]IOD HE SEEM$ REM>KABLY DIS9T]E/$ 9 POLITICS & FAIL$ TO (F] ANY OP9IONS = OR AGA9/ ! ,P]ON REGIME4 

,EV5TS 9 ,GUATEMALA W]E TO *ANGE ?IS4 ,>B5Z1 A LEFTI/ >MY (FIC]1 WAS ELECT$ AS ,PRESID5T4 ,9 #aieb HE NATIONALIZ$ ! PROP]TY ( ! ,UNIT$ ,FRUIT ,COMPANY1 A MAJOR ,U,S COMPANY :I* [N$ MU* L& & HAD GREAT ECONOMIC & POLITICAL 9FLU5CE4 ,HE ALSO BEGAN TO NATIONALIZE ! L& ( ! LOCAL BIG RAN*]S & F>M]S4 ,GUEV>A WAS CAU<T UP 9 5?USIASM = ?IS EXP]IM5T 9 'SOCIALISM' :I* 9FECT$ MIDDLE CLASS ,LAT9 ,AM]ICAN Y\?4 ,JU/ BE=E A TRIP TO ,GUATEMALA HE WROTE3 0,I HAVE SWORN BE=E A PICTURE ( ! OLD & M\RN$ COMRADE ,/AL9 ?AT ,I WON'T RE/ UNTIL ,I SEE !SE CAPITALI/ OCTOPUSES ANNIHILAT$40 

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,GUEV>A WAS 9 ,GUATEMALA :5 A ,U,S BACK$ 9VASION =CE SMA%$ ! ,>B5Z REGIME4 ,HE WAS ABLE TO FLEE TO ,MEXICO4 ,H]E HE JO9$ UP ) ! ,CUBANS >\ND ,FIDEL ,CA/RO & HIS BRO!R ,RAUL4 ,9 ,NOVEMB] #a#i#e#f1 ,*E & #h O!R MEMB]S ( ! ,JULY #bf ,MOVEM5T 7,J#b#f,M7 F\ND$ BY ,FIDEL HAD L&$ 9 ,CUBA TO C>RY ON A GU]RILLA CAMPAIGN AGA9/ ! ,U,S BACK$ DICTATOR ,BATI/A4 ,H]E ,*E PROV$ TO BE ! MO/ AU?ORIT>IAN & BRUTAL ( ! GU]RILLA LEAD]S4 ,9 FACT ,*E W5T AB\T TURN+ VOLUNTE] B&S ( GU]RILLAS 9TO A CLASSIC ,>MY1 ) /RICT DISCIPL9E & HI]>*Y4 ,AS HE HIMSELF WROTE3 0,DUE TO ! LACK ( DISCIPL9E AMONG ! NEW M5444IT WAS NECESS>Y TO E/ABLI% A RIGID DISCIPL9E1 ORGANIZE A HI< COMM& & SET UP A ,/AFF40 ,HE DEM&$ ! DEA? P5ALTY = 09=M]S1 9SUBORD9ATES1 MAL+]]S & DES]T]S40 ,HE HIMSELF P]SONALLY C>RI$ \T EXECUTIONS4 ,9DE$ ! FIR/ EXECUTION C>RI$ \T AGA9/ AN 9=M] BY ! ,CA/ROI/S WAS UND]TAK5 BY ,*E4 ,HE WROTE3 0,I 5D$ ! PROBLEM GIV+ HIM A %OT ) A4#c#b PI/OL 9 ! RI<T SIDE ( ! BRA940 ,ON ANO!R OCCASION HE PLANN$ ON %OOT+ A GR\P ( GU]RILLAS :O HAD GONE ON HUNG] /RIKE BECAUSE ( BAD FOOD4 ,FIDEL 9T]V5$ TO /OP HIM4 ,ANO!R GU]RILLA :O D>$ TO QUE/ION ,*E WAS ORD]$ 9TO BATTLE )\T A WEAPON6 

,AP>T FROM ! DRIVE T[>DS MILIT>IZATION 9 ! GU]RILLA GR\PS1 ,*E ALSO HAD ANO!R IMPORTANT DUTY4 ,HE ACT$ AS ! MA9 SPREAD] ( ,/AL9ISM )9 ,J#b#f,M4 ,HE SECRETLY WORK$ T[>DS AN ALLIANCE ) ! ,POPUL> ,SOCIALI/ ,P>TY 7! ,CUBAN ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY74 ,UP TO !N !RE W]E V]Y FEW ,/AL9I/S )9 ,J#b#f,M & O!R ANTI-,BATI/A GR\PS LIKE ! ,DIRECTORATE & ! AN>*I/S W]E /AUN*LY ANTI-,/AL9I/4 ,! COMMUNI/S W]E HI<LY UNPOPUL> AMONG ! ANTI-,BATI/A =CES4 ,!Y HAD BE5 JUNIOR P>TN]S ( ! REGIME & HAD OP5LY CONDEMN$ ,CA/RO'S PREVI\S ATTACKS ON ,BATI/A 9 #a#i#e#c4 ,!Y BELAT$LY JO9$ ! GU]RILLA W>4 

,) ! ,CA/ROITE VICTORY 9 #a#i#e#i1 ,*E1 ALONG ) HIS ,/AL9I/ BUDDY ,RAUL ,CA/RO1 WAS PUT 9 *>GE ( BUILD+ UP /ATE CONTROL4 ,HE PURG$ ! >MY1 C>RI$ \T RE$UCATION CLASSES )9 IT1 & WAS SUPREME PROSECUTOR 9 ! EXECUTIONS ( ,BATI/A SUPPORT]S1 #ee BE+ %OT 9 ! FIR/ FEW MON?S4 ,HE WAS SE5 AS EXTREMELY RU?LESS BY ?OSE :O SAW HIM AT WORK4 ,!SE KILL+S AGA9/ SUPPORT]S ( ! OLD REGIME1 SOME ( :OM HAD BE5 IMPLICAT$ 9 TORTURE & MURD]1 WAS EXT5D$ 9 #aif TO ?OSE 9 ! WORK+ CLASS MOVEM5T :O CRITICIZ$ ! ,CA/RO REGIME4 ,! AN>*I/S & AN>*O-SYNDICALI/S HAD !IR PRESS CLOS$ D[N & MANY MILITANTS W]E ?R[N 9 PRISON4 ,*E WAS DIRECTLY IMPLICAT$ 9 ?IS4 ,?IS WAS FOLL[$ 9 #aifb ) ! BANN+ ( ! ,TROTSKYI/S & ! IMPRISONM5T ( !IR MILITANTS4 ,*E SAID3 0,Y\ CANNOT BE = ! REVOLUTION & BE AGA9/ ! ,CUBAN ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY40 ,HE REPEAT$ ! OLD LIES AGA9/ ! ,TROTS ?AT !Y W]E AG5TS ( IMP]IALISM & PROVOCATEURS4 ,HE HELP$ SET UP A SECRET POLICE1 ! ,C-#b & HAD A KEY ROLE 9 CREAT+ ! ,COMMITTEES = ! ,DEF5SE ( ! ,REVOLUTION1 :I* W]E LOCALLY & REGIONALLY BAS$ BODIES = SPY+ ON & CONTROLL+ ! MASS ( ! POPULATION4 

,MISSILE ,DEAL 

,*E WAS ! MA9 L9K1 9DE$ ! >*ITECT1 ( ! 9CREAS+LY CLOS] RELATION BETWE5 ,CUBA & ! ,SOVIET ,UNION4 ,! NUCLE> MISSILE DEAL :I* ALMO/ RESULT$ 9 A NUCLE> W> 9 #aifb WAS 5G9E]$ AT ! ,CUBAN 5D BY ,*E4 ,:5 ! ,RUSSIANS BACK$ D[N 9 ! FACE ( ,U,S ?REATS1 ,*E WAS FURI\S & SAID ?AT IF HE HAD BE5 9 *>GE ( ! MISSILES1 HE W\LD HAVE FIR$ !M (F6 

,BY #a#i#f#c1 ,*E HAD REALIZ$ ?AT ,RUSSIAN ,/AL9ISM WAS A %AMBLES AFT] A VISIT TO ,RUSSIA :]E HE SAW ! CONDITIONS ( ! MAJORITY ( ! PEOPLE1 ?IS AFT] 0,SOVIET-/YLE PLANN+0 9 ! ,CUBAN ECONOMY HAD BE5 PU%$ ?R\< BY HIM4 ,9/EAD ( COM+ TO SOME LIB]T>IAN CRITIQUE ( ,/AL9ISM1 HE EMBRAC$ ,*9ESE ,/AL9ISM4 ,HE D5\NC$ ! ,SOVIET ,UNION'S POLICY ( PEACEFUL CO-EXI/5CE1 :I* ACKN[L$G$ ?AT ,LAT9 ,AM]ICA WAS ! ,U,S,A'S BACKY>D1 & GAVE LITTLE OR NO SUPPORT TO ANY MOVEM5T AGA9/ ,AM]ICAN CONTROL4 ,FIDEL WAS N[ OBSESS$ ) SAV+ ! ,CUBAN ECONOMY1 HIMSELF >GU+ = APPEASEM5T4 ,AGA9/ ?IS ,*E TALK$ AB\T SPREAD+ >M$ /RUGGLE ?R\< ,LAT9 ,AM]ICA1 IF NECESS>Y US+ NUCLE> W> TO HELP ?IS COME AB\T6 

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,IT WAS ON ?IS BASIS ?AT ,*E LEFT ,CUBA NEV] TO RETURN4 ,HE W5T TO ! ,CONGO1 :]E HE WORK$ ) ! ,CONGOLESE ,LIB]ATION ,>MY1 SUPPORT$ BY ! ,*9ESE ,/AL9I/S4 ,?IS WAS A %AMBLES ( A CAMPAIGN1 & ,*E 5D$ UP ISOLAT$ ) MANY ( HIS B& DEAD4 ,DESPITE ?IS1 ,*E /ILL BELIEV$ 9 GU]RILLA /RUGGLE WAG$ BY A T9Y >M$ M9ORITY4 ,HIS F9AL1 FATAL1 CAMPAIGN WAS 9 ,BOLIVIA4 

,?IS ALSO WAS A FIASCO4 ,BAS+ HIMSELF ONCE MORE ON OLD ,CA/ROI/ /RATEGIES1 HE FAIL$ TO RELATE TO ! 9DU/RIAL WORK+ CLASS4 ,! ,BOLIVIAN WORK+ CLASS1 & ESPECIALLY ! T9 M9]S1 HAD A REC5T RECORD ( MILITANCY & CLASS CONSCI\SNESS4 ,! PEASANTS1 ON ! O!R H&1 AMONG :OM ,*E HOP$ TO CREATE AN >M$ 9SURRECTION1 HAD BE5 DEMOBILIZ$ BY ! L& RE=MS ( #a#i#e#b4 ,SO1 ,*E WAS UNABLE TO RELATE TO EI!R WORK]S OR PEASANTS4 ,! LOCAL ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY FAIL$ TO SUPPORT HIM4 ,ROBB$ ( SUPPORT1 ,*E WAS SURR\ND$ 9 ! ,&EAN FOO?ILLS1 CAPTUR$ & EXECUT$4 

,YES1 ,*E WAS V]Y BRAVE PHYSICALLY4 ,YES1 HE WAS S+LE-M9D$LY DEVOT$ TO :AT HE SAW AS ! REVOLUTION & SOCIALISM4 ,YES1 HE REFUS$ ! PRIVILEGE & LUXURY GRANT$ TO O!R LEAD]S ( ,CA/ROI/ ,CUBA1 TAK+ AN AV]AGE WAGE & WORK+ H>D 9 HIS V>I\S GOV]NM5T JOBS4 ,BUT MANY MILIT>I/S1 FASCI/S & RELIGI\S FANATICS %>E !SE *>ACT]I/ICS ( BRAV]Y & SELF-SACRIFICE4 ,*E'S GOOD LOOKS & 'M>TYR'S' DEA? TURN$ HIM 9TO AN ICON1 AN ICON DULY EXPLOIT$ BY ALL ?OSE WANT+ TO TURN A FA/ BUCK SELL+ 'REVOLUTION>Y' *IC4 

,BUT GOOD LOOKS & BRAV]Y CAM\FLAGE :AT ,*E REALLY WAS4 ,A RU?LESS AU?ORIT>IAN & ,/AL9I/1 :O EXPRESS$ ADMIRATION = ! ,P]ONI/A AU?ORIT>IAN NATIONALI/S1 ,*E ACT$ AS A WILL+ TOOL ( ! ,SOVIET BLOC 9 SPREAD+ !IR 9FLU5CE4 ,EV5 :5 HE FELL \T ) ! ,U,S,S,R AB\T ! POSSIBILITY ( GU]RILLA W> 9 ,LAT9 ,AM]ICA1 HE /ILL REMA9$ A CONV9C$ ,/AL9I/ ) ADMIRATION = ,*9A & ,NOR? ,KOREA4 ,HE HAD NO DISAGREEM5TS ) ! ,SOVIETS AB\T :AT SORT ( SOCIETY HE WANT$ -- A BUREAUCRATIC AU?ORIT>IAN /ATE-CAPITALI/ SET UP ) CONTEMPT = ! MASSES4 

,*E MAY LOOK LIKE ! >*ETYPAL ROMANTIC REVOLUTION>Y4 ,9 REALITY HE WAS A TOOL ( ! ,/AL9I/ P[] BLOCS & A P>TISAN ( NUCLE> W>4 ,HIS ATTITUDES & ACTIONS REVEAL HIM TO BE NO FRI5D ( ! WORK+ MASSES1 :E!R !Y BE WORK]S OR PEASANTS4 

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