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A new era will dawn in Africa, when the impoverished masses of a nation rise up to rescue their right to a decent life from the hands of the ruling oligarchies.

Che Guevara

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