Che Guevara was born Che Lynch on 28 June 1928 in Argentina, to Celia de la Serna y Llosa and Ernesto Guevara Lynch.
His name "Che" is short for Chancho (pig) due to his bathing habits, or lack of, he was nicknamed "Stinker".Due to his father being half Irish, he could have played football for Ireland.
Contrary to the image we all have of Guevara, in his youth he was quite the geek. He loved playing Chess and even entered local tournaments.
While Guevara is best remembered for his actions in Cuba, he was actually born in Argentina to wealthy parents and he never became a Cuban citizen. When he was born, his father said “the first thing to note is that in my son’s veins flowed the blood of the Irish rebels.”
After he was murdered by Bolivian troops backed by the CIA, a military doctor amputated Che’s hands. Bolivian army officers transferred Guevara’s body to an undisclosed location and refused to reveal whether his remains had been buried or cremated. The hands were preserved in formaldehyde to be sent to Buenos Aires for fingerprint identification. (His fingerprints were on file with the Argentine police.) They were later sent to Cuba.
"I don't care if I fall as long as someone else picks up my gun and keeps on shooting."
Che Guevara
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