Why was Che Guevara a communist?

Che Guevara was a prominent communist figure in the Cuban Revolution (1956–59) who went on to become a guerrilla leader in South America. Executed by the Bolivian army in 1967, he has since been regarded as a martyred hero by generations of leftists worldwide. read more

Che Guevara witnessed the horrors of Yankee imperialism/capitalist exploitation in Latin America, something that continues today. He perceived capitalism as the enemy, so it was only logical that he looked to something other than capitalism as the cure. read more

Ernesto "Che" Guevara (Spanish: [ˈtʃe ɣeˈβaɾa] June 14, 1928 – October 9, 1967) was an Argentine Marxist revolutionary, physician, author, guerrilla leader, diplomat and military theorist. read more