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Guerrilla warfare is used by the side which is supported by a majority but which possesses a much smaller number of arms for use in defense against oppression.

Che Guevara

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Che Guevara
Age: 39 †
Born: 1928
Born: May 14
Died: 1967
Died: October 9
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