“Che” Guevara will be celebrated 40 years after his death
October 6th, 2007
Tuesday, October 9th, will be 40 years since famous Argentinian Ernesto “Che” Guevara was killed in order to stop his Revolution. It’s very interesting that so many years after his death, Che never ceased to exist as a fighter and will always be associated with the saying “Viva la revolucion!” be it on t-shirts or big posters, people’s minds, tv shows or anything like that.
Fidel Castro, a close friend of Che Guevara, always considered him “not a man who could have been taken prisoner” if the gun wouldn’t malfunction, considering him a heroic figure, but Gary Prado a retired Bolivian General only remembers him as a sad, hungry and dressed in rags man, that surrendered in front of him. With Che, wounded and without a working gun, he was an easy target to capture. Next day, October 9th, “they killed him in cold blood” in a small town, La Higuera.
In 1997, his remains were laid to rest in Cuba, with thundering cannons.
40th anniversary of Che’s death
The celebrations will be held in a few South American countries including Bolivia, making Gen Prado mad because Bolivian officials are not celebrating those 50 soldiers that died trying to capture Che Guevara. He is also furious because the order to kill never came from CIA or other organizations but from the Bolivian resident itself.
In Cuba, at the tomb where his remains rest, a ceremony will be held Monday, October 8th, Che’s Day. Now you can also read it as chess day, because this was his favorite game and 1,500 people will be invited to play chess and view the gigantic bronze statue with his image in Santa Clara battle.
Gatherings will also be held in Bolivia, in the city Che was killed, La Higuera and in the jungle where he was captured. Venezuela will also celebrate 40 years from Che’s death with an art and music festival, and his native country Argentina plans to create a statues for their hero. If Ernesto Che Guevara would have lived, he would have been 79 this year.
“Hastra La Victoria Siempre”!
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