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Revolutions are not exportable: revolutions are created by oppressive conditions which Latin American countries exercise against their peoples.

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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