Ernesto Che Guevara grew up in Argentina in a leftist family and was exposed to a wide range of political views as a young boy. His Father, Ernesto Guevara Lynch from Irish lineage, influenced his disciplined work ethic and restless determination to achieve his goals. He also taught him how to play chess and motivated him to start competing in local tournaments. His Mom, Celia de la Serna´s romantic and independent spirit was his greatest influence, as she was interested in playing solitaire and smoking, and did not pay much attention to details. The Guevara´s did not try to hide their little interest for the high class, they rather thought of knowledge and education as the most important asset in life. Their house lacked normal furniture, paintings, and decorations, but was full of over 3000 books shelved and stacked everywhere; it is no wonder, that Che was never too worried about personal hygiene or fashion trends and that he would rather become an avid reader of poetry, philosophy, and literature, among other subjects. His parents were obviously the first big …show more content…
Early in his life, he developed a profound empathy for those in poverty. He thought that pursuing a medical career was the best vehicle to accomplish his vision of helping others. While studying in the University of Buenos Aires he started reading leftwing authors ranging from Joseph Stalin to Alfredo Palacios, the founder of the socialist party in Argentina, while at the same time became deeply interested in Marxism. Moreover, he saw in Juan Peron, the president at the time, the most inspiring figure for he achieved strong relationships with the industrial unions. Regardless of the socialist writings, Che saw the communist party with strong skepticism, for he did not see the possible impact of the party in the Argentine Government. It was around this time, his early twenties, that he started his numerous and extensive travels in Latin
Cesar Chavez was born on March 31, 1927 in a small town near Yuma, Arizona near the border. Born into a poor family, Cesar grew up in Arizona and in a small adobe home along with his parents (United Farm Workers 1). In his early life Cesar experienced a lot of injustices and saw how not only his parents, but most farm workers were being mistreated and overworked. Cesar Chavez later learned a lesson in his life about injustices that he would never be able to forget (United Farm Workers 1). Cesar would say “ the love for justice that is in us is not only the best part of our being, but is also the most true to our nature” (United Farm Workers 1).
Almost half a century has passed since the mysterious disappearance of James Riddle Hoffa. In a time where unions were synonymous with the mob, James Hoffa reigned ruthlessly over the Teamsters Union. While Jimmy was president, he obtained labor contracts using any means necessary. Those contracts were intertwined with the mafia and helped the Teamsters Union flourish. Jimmy Hoffa’s closely-knit relationship with the mafia proves the existence of violence and corruption in the nation’s largest labor union which ultimately lead to his murder on July 30, 1975. The story of the years before his disappearance and his actual disappearance seem like they came out of a Hollywood movie script. The suspects in the case, Russell Bufalino, Anthony
Welcoming to the stage the infamous drug lord, nicknamed “El Chapo”, is none other than Joaquín Guzmán Loera. Mr. Guzmán impressively runs the biggest and richest network of drugs in the world. Starting his career by growing marijuana, El Chapo has surely made a name for himself as he climbed to the top. Guzmán has not only been named one of the richest people in the world but also has escaped maximum- security prison twice. (And probably will a third time.) Let’s all give Mister El Chapo, Joaquín Guzmán Loera a round of applause!
Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz was born on the 13th of August, 1926, the third of six children, and the son of a wealthy sugar plantation owner. After Castro graduated from El Colegio de Belen in 1945, he entered law school at the University of Havana. It was during this period that Castro began to become involved politics, taking an interest in the political climate of Cuban nationalism, anti-imperialism, socialism, and social justice (http://www.biography.com/articles/fidel-castro-9241487, 2009). Castro immediately became involved with student protests, whose student groups were known to be violent and often armed, which can be attributed to the fact that there had been a government crackdown on these protesters, with students sometimes being killed or terrorized (The Real Fidel Castro, p16-17, 2003). Brutality was already present in the political system, perhaps a sign that brutality would be needed to change it.
Fidel took part in the revolutions in Cuba from 1947-1950 and was very badly beaten in some of the early clashes with some of the government officials bodyguards. After the failure of the early rebellions he travelled to Colombia and took part in the communist revolution there, and returned to Cuba a well known and prestigious figure. He married into an upper cl...
In 1949 he made the first of his long journeys, exploring northern Argentina on a bicycle. This was the first time Ernesto came into contact with the very poor and the remnants of the Indian tribes. It was during this leave of absence from schooling that Guevara, now nicknamed "Che" (Italian origin meaning chum or buddy), first experienced the depth of poverty and suffering of his fellows. In 1951, after taking his exams, he made a much longer journey. He visited southern Argentina, Chile, where he met Salvador Allende, and Peru, where he worked for several weeks in the San Pablo leprosarium. He then was in Colombia at the time of La Violencia, and Venezuela and Miami where he was arrested but soon released.
Hugo Chavez was able to borrow some of the ideas for his ideology from these three men. Most of his ideology came from Simon Bolivar, which is why Chavez’s ideology is categorized under Bolivaianism. However as was mentioned throughout the paper, Chavez love for education and the scholarships he created for students during his time as president came from the idea of Simon Rodriguez. His hero Ezequiel Zamora also influenced his ideology with the idea of equality. As stated previously through out his life time, Hugo Chavez had experience with poverty. The idea of equality would mean an end to poverty and everyone would be the same. With the ideas from all three men Chavez was able to implement his ideology of 21st century socialism.
When Fidel Castro was exiled from Cuba after a failed attack on the Moncada barracks, his actions and memorable speech History Will Absolve Me started the 26th of July Movement that Castro would eventually come back to with a new strategic plan, one that would win him the war this time. While in Mexico, the breeding grounds for attempted revolutionaries, Castro met a team of other fighters who supported his attempt, but most crucial was Che Guevara. Ernesto “Che” Guevara was a Argentinian revolutionary specialised in Guerrilla War. His importance to the revolution’s success was paramount. Castro relied on the skills and knowledge of of his comrades as fellow revolutionaries with far more experience than him.
Fidel Castro was an illegitimate child of the upper middle class in Cuba. He was the son of the family maid and his father, who happened to be a wealthy farmer and landowner. Castro was highly educated for the twentieth century in Cuba, earning a Doctorate in Law. However his success in life did not come to him as a lawyer, but as a ruthless politician and revolutionary. When dictator, Fulgencio Batista was overthrown during the Cuban Revolution in 1959, Fidel Castro boldly took on the role of leader over Cuba, broke away from the domination of the United States, and put Cuba’s economy in the hands of the Soviet Union. According to Charlip, “Castro visualized a reformed Cuba, with agricultural cooperatives, industry, education and healthcare
Originally a dictator ran Cuba: President Fulgencio Batista, who was an ally to the United States. Cuba during this time enjoyed a healthy urban middle class, and its citizens enjoyed some degree of freedom without a police state. Many other countries seemed a lot more likely to revolt, because economically and developmentally, Cuba seemed stable. However, the United States’ role and control of Cuba’s economy started to take its toll on the “peasants”. In 1953, the United States owned many of the major entities, such as 50% of the railroad. Just as much development as there was in the urban areas there was a lack thereof in the rural areas. Not just economically, Cubans started to resent the image of Sin City that Americans gave the country. Cuba was a popular tourist spot where Americans came to behave badly. Castro’s success came from these opposite sides of distaste for the United States, the peasants economically and the middle class socially & nationally. Castro was not originally a socialist; he was a nationalist first. However when he attacks Moncada Barracks, he is arrested and exiled to Mexico City. During this time his failures are turned into “successes” through propaganda. Castro meets with Che Guevara in Mexico City and when he returns, he purges the military of 483 Batista loyalists and enacts land reforms and nationalizes US
Che Guevara attempted to have a revolution in Bolivia and Guatemala. In Mexico, he trained for his return to Cuba in 1956. The textbook also mentions how Fidel Castro formed local camps as a new revolutionary power (510). They continued to fight in urban areas. It was not until 1959 where they defeated Batista and his government. Many people were happy because Fidel Castro became the president of Cuba. The Cuban people had faith in Fidel Castro to improve the state of Cuba and benefit the people unlike Batista. The Caribbean: A History of the Region and Its People state that, “In 1958 almost all Cubans agreed that a renewed Cuban nationalism would approve their future,”
Despite his mischievous conduct, he was a self-disciplined student and had a great deal of Spanish pride which he learned from his teachers as well as his priest (Source F). Political uprising was a well accepted idea of Castro’s, on July 26, 1953 he formed the twenty-sixth of July movement and led one hundred and sixty revolutionaries on a “suicidal“ attack on the Moncada Military Barracks to spark popular uprise (source F &D). Many factors led to the rise of Castro’s power, but finally after popular up-rises and other communistic approaches like the overthrowing the military dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista, led to him being sworn in as Cuba’s prime minister and took power in the winter of 1958 (source A & F).
Löwy, Michael. The Marxism of Che Guevara: philosophy, economics, revolutionary warfare. 2nd ed. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield, 2007.
Ernesto "Che" Guevara was born on June 14th of 1928 in Argentina. His initial goal in life was to become a doctor; he studied medicine at the University of Buenos Aires in 1948. However, his life was changed by a series of trips across South America. Starting in 1951, Che began to travel across South America on his motorcycle. The widespread poverty and oppression that he saw during these trips influenced Che and sparked his interest in communism. His writings on these trips later served as the basis for the movie The Motorcycle Diaries..
Fidel was born into a wealthy family, his father being a sugar plantation owner. Fidel attended the best schools in Cuba, he attended private jesuit boarding schools. Fidel was always top of his class, he exceeded in every subject getting him into a good colleges. Fidel was also a athlete and just like his studies he was an expert at athletics. Fidel attended Colegio Dolores in Santiago de Cuba, he also attended Colegio de Belen in Havana. Fidel pitched for the school's baseball team, he also played basketball and ran track. Fidel graduated in 1945 , however Castro decided to join law school in the University of Havana. Castro was getting really interested by the politics and problems in Cuba, that lead to him not focusing on his studies.