Oct 05 2007
Comandante Che: 40 Years Later
GUEST: Paul J. Dosal, Professor of History, University of South Florida, Author of Comandante Che: Guerrilla Soldier, Commander, and Strategist, 1956 – 1967
Cuban media is reporting that Cuban doctors restored the eyesight of the man who executed Ernesto “Che” Guevara forty years ago. Mario Teran, a Bolivian army sergeant in 1967, underwent cataracts surgery in Bolivia under a Cuban program that offers free eye care in Latin America. Though the surgery took place last year, Cuban media reported the story in the lead up to 40th anniversary commemoration plans for Che on the island nation. After successfully participating in the Cuban revolution as a Comandante, Che went on first to the Congo and then to Bolivia to spread armed rebellion. His career as a revolutionary came to an end after being captured on October 8, 1967 by the Bolivian army. He was executed the very next day. In the decades that have followed, Che has endured as a symbol of struggle in an unjust world. While the symbolic and political dimension of Che’s legacy has been given ample attention, the focus on his historical record as a Comandante has not.
4 Responses to “Comandante Che: 40 Years Later”
yes..his last words…u killing only a man…truly reflect image of christ who says god forgive u…u killing only a man.both fought and died for huminity.
i must say i disagree with you neo there, in his statement that “your only killing a man” for me displays the idea that Che Guevara’s killer like Che himself understood the influence and impact that Guevara had left behind, and his statement he is saying towards that your only killing a man suggests that even though a man is ultimalely being killed, the belief and fight for freedom he left behind for countless souls is still alive and in a sense will live through eternity
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