Today in History: The Death of Ché Guevara
- POSTED ON: 6 Oct, 2017
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- POSTED BY: Story: Archana Subramanian, Young World | Video: Jagadish Kumar TPM
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On October 9, 1967, socialist, revolutionary and guerilla leader Ché Guevara, was killed by the Bolivian army. Watch the video to learn about who he was and why he was killed.
Ché's nine-month, 8,000-kilometer continental motorcycle trek through most of South America is still considered an iconic route. Guevara used notes taken during this trip to write an account, titled The Motorcycle Diaries, which later became a New York Times best-seller, and was adapted into a 2004 award-winning film of the same name.