The Death of Che Guevara
Che Guevara disappeared from the political scene in April 1965 and his whereabouts have been much debated since. His death has been reported several times during the past two-and-a-half years, in the Congo and in the Dominican Republic, but has never been proven. After leading communist insurrections in Guatemala, Cuba and Congo, Che Guevara’s next stop was Bolivia, where he was less than successful. On October 7 1967, his campsite was attacked, and Guevara was wounded and taken prisoner. He shouted “Do not shoot! I am Che Guevara and worth more to you alive than dead.” However, he refused to be interrogated and the Bolivian government decided to execute him, carefully orchestrating the execution to make sure that the bullet wounds appear consistent with the official story which stated that Che had been killed in action.
The day after his execution on October 10, 1967, Guevara’s body was then lashed to the landing skids of a helicopter and flown to nearby Vallegrande where photographs were taken, showing a figure described by some as “Christ-like” lying on a concrete slab in the laundry room of the Nuestra Señora de Malta hospital. The above iconic shot was taken by Freddy Alberto. After the photos, his hands were cut off, so that they could be taken to Buenos Aires for fingerprint identification. He was buried in an unmarked mass grave.
A parodic reenactment
AFP File Photo
CHE GUVARE ZINDABAD………
santhosh
September 17, 2009 at 5:06 am
Could you please be so kind and let me know the name of the artist that stage the photograph that depicts an re-enactment of the Che Guevera Death? (were he is smoking a cigar with the cuban militars)
I`m researching on art work inspired on Che’s death and I’m interetes on that particular photo.
nata
October 9, 2009 at 12:38 pm
o hagakure de mishima poderá sofisticar a beleza estética sobre uma bela morte.Temos aí, uma das mais instigantes apresentações de um cadáver e oseu renascimento através das sombras da solidão e a loucura que seria não vivê-la por extenso…Muchas gracias por la participación.
william
November 1, 2009 at 6:05 pm
The artist you’ve mentioned without a name is Polish artist Zbigniew Libera.
he made an interesting use of the very famous pictures. the series is called “positives”.
here you may find some more works from Zbigniew Libera http://raster.art.pl/gallery/artists/libera/prace.htm
“Positives” series: more here: http://raster.art.pl/gallery/artists/libera/libera_pozytywy.htm
in “positive” series are such pictures as: 1972 Nick Ut – Napalm Trang bang – http://www.rebelart.net/diary/watchlist-zbigniew-libera/00582/
or from the documentalist movie from liberation of Auschwitz concentration camp from Alexandr Woroncew: http://www.culture.pl/en/culture/artykuly/fo_libera_mieszkancy_l
just for example.
have a good day!
joanna
joanna
December 7, 2009 at 11:50 am
cheguevera ZINDABAD
venu
January 22, 2010 at 5:46 am
che zindabad
venu
January 22, 2010 at 5:47 am
This murderous fucking butcher vociferously opposed freedoms of religion, speech, press, assembly, protest, or any other rights. Guevara fervently opposed any free elections. Che ‘the pig fucker’ Guevara … never looked better…..DEAD!
George Storey
June 10, 2010 at 5:06 am
c’mon George – tell us how you really feel…
bob cauler
January 13, 2012 at 9:40 pm
I do agree with you, though..
bob cauler
January 13, 2012 at 9:42 pm
@ George Storey
Sounds like George W. Bush to me. Free elections? A man that can barely speak English won two presidential elections? Free elections are not being practiced in the USA, Democrats and Republicans both serve the same interests. Voting for two people that have the same agenda is not a free election. 4-8 year dictatorships are not free elections.
Antrikshaadmi
July 10, 2010 at 5:34 am
Also, if George W. Bush won two presidential debates and then the Plain English Campaign awarded him a Lifetime Achievement Foot in Mouth Award for his “services to gobbledygook”, what free elections were there? You can demonize Che Guevara until the cows come home, George ‘the pig fucker’ W. Bush is worse and can be accused of the same things.
Antrikshaadmi
July 10, 2010 at 5:44 am
Assassino…Monstro..Diabo..Matou
José Pereira
July 11, 2010 at 6:11 pm
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August 11, 2010 at 1:02 pm
The best this particular Dirty Socialist ever looked.
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June 9, 2011 at 10:22 am
And now some 40 years later he has become the icon to dozens of pathetic liberal pussietards who are unaware of his crimes
SPURWING PLOVER
June 12, 2011 at 6:22 am
che just love living dirty, killing dirty and running dirty having got his mind bended by the so called marxist ideologies, he couldnt but die dirty cause he courted it
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August 9, 2011 at 3:35 pm
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August 28, 2011 at 5:43 am
i love chegue i following his way he always in my heart
bahram
January 25, 2012 at 12:48 pm
He looking like only Dirty but he is really gentle & Beauty
Bhuvaneswari.K
February 20, 2012 at 8:33 am