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It is a revolution that came to power with its own army and on the ruins of the army of 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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Rosario de Santa Fe
Ernesto Guevara
El Che
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Ernesto Guevara de la Serna
Ernesto Rafael Guevara de la Serna
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Whenever death may surprise us, let it be welcome if our battle cry has reached even one receptive ear and another hand reaches out to take up our arms.
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I know you are here to kill me. Shoot, coward, you are only going to kill a man.
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I am not Christ or a philanthropist, old lady, I am all the contrary of a Christ.
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