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Che Guevara was born in Argentina. Ernesto Guevara de la Serna was his real name and he was a Cuban second in command to Castro himself. He came from a middle class family and studied at Buenos Aires University. He saw major poverty while he was traveling south and central America, this inspired him to do something about it and his plan of action was an armed revolution. In 1954 he went to mexico and the next year he met Castro. He helped in Castro's 26th of July movement and also lended a hand  in the removal of the Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista in 1959. From 1959-1961 he was head of the National Bank of Cuba and then minister of industry. From this position he had a lot of international trips which in these trips, he strengthened Cuba's bond with the Soviet Union. With out help from America, Cuba's economy went down and thus he lost standings with other Cuban leaders. In 1965  Castro announced that Guevara had left Cuba. After some traveling, he was attempting to lead Bolivan rebel forces and was captured and killed on October 9, 1967

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