Che Guevara

Birth of Che Guevara

Jun 14, 1928

Ernesto "Che" Guevara is born in Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentine to Celia de la Serna y Llosa and Ernesto Guevara Lynch.

Che Guevara Enters University

Jan 1, 1948

Ca. 1948, Che Guevara enters the University of Buenos Aires, studying medicine.

Che and Fidel Castro meet.

Jul 7, 1955

That night Guevara joins the revolutionary effort.

The rebels are attacked by Batista's troops.

Dec 2, 1955

Guevara and his troops arrive at the Escambray mountains.

Oct 16, 1958

Revolutionary forces take control of Havana.

Jan 1, 1959

Guevara and Camilo Cienfuegos arrive in Havana.

Jan 2, 1959

Guevara is declared a Cuban citizen.

Feb 9, 1959

Guevara is appointed head of the Department of Industry of the National Institute of Agrarian Reform

Oct 7, 1959

Guevara is appointed to the National Bank of Cuba as President.

Nov 26, 1959

Guevara travels to New York to speak at the United Nations

Dec 9, 1964

Guevara returns to Cuba and drops out of public view.

Mar 14, 1965

Guevara delivers a farewell letter to Castro.

Apr 1, 1965

Castro reads Che's farewell letter at a meeting

Oct 3, 1965

Using a fake name and passport, Guevara arrives in Bolivia.

Nov 4, 1966

Guevara arrives at the rebel camp in Bolivia and makes the first entry into his Bolivian diary.

Nov 7, 1966

First battle for Che's column is successful.

Mar 23, 1967

Guevara successfully ambushes Bolivian troops.

Apr 10, 1967

Guevara is executed by Bolivian forces.

Oct 9, 1967

Guevara meets with Bolivian Communist Party Secretary Mario Monje.

Dec 31, 1967