How depraved were Che Guevara and Fidel Castro?

I cannot speak to Fidel Castro but there is not a shred of evidence that Che Guevara ever killed children. However, he was directly responsible for the formal execution of hundreds of people following the 1959 Cuban revolution. read more

Fidel Castro, hands down. He outlasted Guevara by decades and, given his leadership position in Cuba, was able to inflict more damage the Guevara would have. They were both evil megalomaniacs with little, if any, regard for others’ lives. read more

As youthful friends and comrades, the men formed a power duo that led a guerilla army that toppled the Batista dictatorship in Cuba. read more

Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro (l.) lights his cigar while Argentine revolutionary Che Guevara looks on in the early days of their guerrilla campaign. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images) The pair of radicals met in 1954 in Mexico, and Castro quickly recruited Guevara to join the budding Cuban revolution. read more