Revolutionary Icon Ernesto ’Che’ Guevara Remembered 50 Years After Death Ary News
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Che Guevara and Fidel Castro: Revolutionary Friends (Al Jazeera)

A half-century after his death, Ernesto “Che” Guevara will be remembered in ceremonies in Cuba and in Bolivia, whose CIA-trained troops sent shockwaves around the world when they executed the Cold War revolutionary icon in 1967.

In Cuba — where schoolchildren still begin their day with a raised fist salute and chant “Pioneers for communism, we will be like Che” — President Raul Castro will lead a ceremony at his mausoleum in the central town of Santa Clara.

The 86-year-old Castro’s memories will be deeply personal as he fought alongside Che in the Cuban revolution led by his brother Fidel that in 1959 overthrew dictator Fulgencio Batista.

In Bolivia, the army will participate at a public commemoration of his death for the first time.

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