Remembering 'Che' Guevara, 50 years on

People commemorating the 50th anniversary of Argentine-born guerilla leader Ernesto "Che" Guevara's death at a ceremony in Vallegrande municipality, southern Bolivia, on Monday. The 39-year-old Guevara was captured and executed by a CIA-trained unit
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People commemorating the 50th anniversary of Argentine-born guerilla leader Ernesto "Che" Guevara's death at a ceremony in Vallegrande municipality, southern Bolivia, on Monday. The 39-year-old Guevara was captured and executed by a CIA-trained unit of the Bolivian army on Oct 9, 1967.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on October 11, 2017, with the headline Remembering 'Che' Guevara, 50 years on. Subscribe