Almajiri1:
Conscious Nigerian youths, What do you know about Che Guevara?

Milonis:
The Argentine revolutionary and minister in Fidel Castro's revolutionary regime in Cuba



When he got bored with life behind a desk, he rallied up guerilla and headed down here to Africa on an 'expidition'. Nasser warned him not to become another 'Tarzan', a white boy amongst black men. The expedition was catastrophic

He wrote in his personal diary" This is the History of a failure"

That's all I can say for now, sir

Regards!

solara:


Freedom fighter

Almajiri1:

We want to hear more from you good sire.Lets all collectively educate ourselves.In the words che Guevara,The first duty of a revolutionary is to be educated.

Milonis:


Working on some files tonight, would have love to share more.

I see this thread attracting revolutionaries

mynduu44:
A man loved by many.. A man who would've delivered Africans from the West Slavery.. A man who died(assassinated) fighting for the freedom of african..

Almajiri1:

Why is such a good man never mentioned in any African school curriculum?

mynduu44:


He was not given the time to effect change before his life was taken..

Secondly, where do Africans get their curriculum from Is it not the same people that snuffed life out of him..

Milonis:
The Argentine revolutionary and minister in Fidel Castro's revolutionary regime in Cuba



When he got bored with life behind a desk, he rallied up guerilla and headed down here to Africa on an 'expidition'. Nasser warned him not to become another 'Tarzan', a white boy amongst black men. The expedition was catastrophic

He wrote in his personal diary" This is the History of a failure"

That's all I can say for now, sir

Regards!

CecyAdrian:


And it really was a History of a failure.

dokyOloye:
Dr Ernesto.
Medical doctor by training.
Revolutionary fighter,Fidel Castro's companion and colleague.
I know d beret wearing clown of a sports minister is trying to imitate d great Che.
Point of correction,he was killed in Bolivia or so,not in Africa.

Almajiri1:

Like the Niger Delta militants and boko harem?

Almajiri1:
Conscious Nigerian youths, What do you know about Che Guevara?

Almajiri1:
Educate us on why you think he died in Bolivia and not Africa.

Almajiri1:
Conscious Nigerian youths, What do you know about Che Guevara?

Almajiri1:

How long shall they kill our prophets while we stand aside and watch? It's time to recognize that non but ourselves can free our bodies and minds deliberately structured to keep us all domiciled in mental and physical bondage.This is a call every conscious Nigerian youth must obey.

pacino26:
I love the growing consciousness. @Op I am watching closely.

It's not just the life of Che Gauvara that should be a case study, rather the System of Govt he was fighting to install. That should be our concern.

Mind you anything out of the norm and you'll be termed. ............

Peace.




Sent you a pm bro

hahn:

It is always time for progress. Unfortunately, ignorance is bliss

Almajiri1:

Brother Hahn,what are thy thoughts on Che?

hahn:

I swear I no know the guy

Almajiri1:

We all learn everyday.Read up on him and share your thoughts.

You’ve probably seen his face on t-shirts, hats, or some other piece of merchandise, but what do you really know about Che Guevara? What did he accomplish that made him the hero of oppressed people all around the world?
The Russian revolutionary Vladamir Lenin once pointed out the tendency of the ruling class to “co-opt” revolutionaries after their deaths, turning them into mere “logos” which they attempt to render meaningless by separating the individual from what it is they stood for. It is in an effort to combat this that we offer this article.
Of course, it is not within the scope of this article to completely detail the life of Che – that has already been attempted to varying degrees of success in numerous biographies – rather, we hope to to provide a general outline to those unfamiliar with the man, in hopes that it will lead them to dig deeper into the story of his life, his theories, and most importantly what he fought for: the liberation of humankind.

Early Years
Ernesto Guevara (the ‘Che’ part wouldn’t come until much later) was born in Rosario, Argentina, in 1928. His mother and father could be described as middle-class, with liberal inclinations.
Even as a young boy, Guevara was known for his often radical perspective, but they wouldn’t develop fully until later in life.
He suffered from crippling asthma from birth, so much so that his family had to relocate because of it, but it didn’t stop him from becoming an excellent athlete. Rugby was one of the sports that he enjoyed most. His aggressive style of play earned him the nickname ‘Fuser’.
In 1948, he enrolled in the University of Buenos Aires to study medicine. He was an excellent student who excelled at his studies.

The Journey Begins
In 1951, on the suggestion of his older friend, Alberto Granado, a biochemist, he decided to take a year off from school to embark on trip across South America that they had dreamed of taking for years. Guevara and his 29-year-old friend set off from their hometown of Alta Gracia on a 1939 Norton 500 cc motorcycle they called La Poderosa II (literally, “the mighty one”). As a part of their trip, they planned to spend a few weeks volunteering at the San Pablo leper colony in Peru. Guevara documented the trip in
The Motorcycle Diaries , which was translated into English in 1996, and turned into a motion picture of the same name in 2004.
During the trip, Ernesto witnessed first hand many things that he hadn’t had much experience with before, such as the widespread poverty and oppression faced by the masses of people throughout the Latin America (and the world) under capitalism. It was through this, as well as studies of the writings of revolutionaries like Karl Marx, that he began to understand that the only remedy to these ills lay in socialist revolution.
Through his trip he also began to see Latin America not as a grouping of separate nations divided by invisible, often imposed borders, but rather as a single cultural and economic entity. It was from this foundation that he began to formulate his concept of a united Ibero-America, united “from Mexico to the Magellan straits”, and bound together by a “single mestizo” culture.
Upon his return to Argentina, Guevara was anxious to continuing traveling throughout Latin America, and so he completed his medical studies as quickly as possible, finishing in March of 1953.

Imperialism in Guatemala
Following his graduation, Guevara again set out on the road, this time planning to travel through Central America. After much traveling, he finally ended up in Guatemala, where the popular reformist Jacobo Arbenz Guzman had been elected president. Arbenz was attempting to bring about a social change through various reforms – particularly land reform.
It was at this time that Guevara acquired the nickname that would follow him for the rest of his life. Friends in Guatemala began to refer to him as “Che” (pronounced “chay”), after an interjection (often used to get attention, such as “hey” or “wow”, but also used like “friend” or “pal”) commonly used by Argentinians such as himself.
At the time, 2% of the population of Guatemala controlled 74% of the land suitable to farming, and only used 12% of it. Arbenz planned to redistribute some of the unused land to the poor farmers of the country who made up the majority of its population, a plan that they greatly supported.
The U.S.-based United Fruit Company (UFC), the largest landowner in Guatemala, fully opposed the plan, even though it was paid $600,000 (based on land values it declared for tax purposes) for unused land that was seized as the plan began to be implemented.
The UFC had close ties with the U.S. government, and lobbied the CIA and the Eisenhower administration to take action. In 1954, the administration commissioned the CIA to overthrow democratically elected president Arbenz in a plan called Operation PBSUCCESS. The plan was a success and Arbenz was forced to flee the country on June 27th.
Following the overthrow, Che offered to fight, but Arbenz instructed his foreign supporters to leave the country. After spending some time in the Argentine consulate, Che headed to Mexico.
Witnessing the events that took place in Guatemala enabled Che to understand more than ever that the U.S. was an imperialist power that would always oppose any movements that attempted to solve problems like inequality and poverty that are endemic to Latin America and the rest of the third world. His understanding of socialism as the only answer to these problems grew even stronger.
Incidentally, the U.S. sponsored military dictatorship that replaced Arbenz turned out to be one of the most brutal regimes in world history.