Which revolutionary icon was executed on October 9, 1967?
Correct answer: Che Guevara
Player #1104482
My husband's family fled Cuba in the 60's in the wake of Castro's rise to power. Che was feared by the Cubans because of his sadistic pleasure in killing people. There was a farm outside of Havana where dissidents were taken to meet Che who then had them shot behind a barn, sometimes doing the deed himself. My husband's uncle was a vocal dissident who was arrested and for several weeks could not be found. The family feared he had been sent to meet Che. Thankfully he "only" ended up in prison, and was sentenced to chop sugar cane for a year. Che is not the hero many try to make him out to be.
Ilene5057
Player #1104482, I wish more people realized this instead of thinking of him as a hero!
insight7
Player #1104482, neither was Castro
Kmac
TwistedArtist82324, I truly doubt that many of those people have read about him, or learned the history behind this figure.
Player #2206140
Player #1104482, You are correct. Check is far from a hero or Saint. As a great man once said. Those who cannot history are condemned to repeat it. Unfortunately some people sterilize history.
sdb1rd
Player Old and Bold, Che was amoral and a total flop as a revolutionary leader. He was chased out of the Congo by a team of American Special Forces.
BugsBunnyFan
Che was evil. Just like most Communists/Socialists.
Socrates
Still so many youth wear the imprint of Che and his visage on their t shirts. Its strange how “ even God cannot change the past but historians can. “
Ran
Good riddance!
Player Old and Bold
Think he was Castro's bud !!!
cj
He and Castro freed Cuba from Batista, a monster who allowed US gangsters to use Cuba as their personal playground. Cuba has one of the highest literacy rates in the world and more doctors per head of population than most countries. It has it's problems but many are caused by the spiteful US trade embargo.
bug
Player #33430329, learn your history. Kennedy pulled our missiles out of, Turkey, I believe in order for Russia to remove theirs. but very few people knew of that. if anything it was a draw.
bug
Richard Daniel, not really. it's now called indigenous people day. we are trying to set history right.
DuzzitReilly
Salazar.the name behind the deaths of Mozart and Guevara,just in case it comes up folks..
LoboPR
VividPotion6704, C.I.A of the USA government
Manel
All I can remember was that my parents were very fearful of this monster Che and used to explain how he murdered the innocent civilians in thousands. If anyone think and appreciate this evil man's evil actions, then they must be in real delusional states.
Player #41081547
che did so many blood baths against the innocent people. He was not a kind human being at all
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Chelseablue 1971, the army of Bolivia, another country he was invading for Soviet union
Player #31324588
Ran, Hahaha! Please cite your source...
Kathie
Player #30859056, Castro also saw him as a rival/successor for his job. Nothing like plain old jealousy to level out the playing field.
Kathie
VeteranXylophone2954, Batista was just as bad, still made out to be an everyman's hero though.
Rojopa
The mindset of the left in the U.S. is to praise those who are against liberty and rights and to castigate those who uphold those beliefs!
Richard Daniel
Player #1104482, neither was Colombus but we have a holiday for him.
Player #30859056
it is widely believed that Che's death was arranged by Castro because Fidel was jealous of both Che's good looks and intelligence.
teacher mike Taiwan
need.more questions about Philippines, s korea, Taiwan, Myanmar etc. come on.
Player #8000115
Player #1104482, he was a glorified monster.
Bettyfitz
Player #1104482, Very interesting, thank you.
mrsjones
why was he executed?!
Ran
VividPotion6704, Bolivian army with intelligence from the CIA.
Ran
freegal1776, What should we expect? Almost 1/3 of social science professors identify as Marxist sympathizers.
VeteranXylophone2954
neither was Batista!?
jrose032
BugsBunnyFan, you have little insight regarding the facts.
freegal1776
TwistedArtist82324, apparently, they've been fed lies by their university professors.
Chelseablue 1971
sdb1rd, interesting
Chelseablue 1971
Player #1104482, who executed him?
VividPotion6704
who executed him??