More about Che Guevara
A powerful opponent of the United States, he guided the Castro government towards alignment with the Soviet Union. The Cuban economy stuttered as a result of American trade sanctions and unsuccessful reforms. During this difficult time, Guevara began to tumble out with the other Cuban leaders. He later voiced his passion to spread the revolution in other parts of the developing world, and in 1965 Castro announced that Guevara had left Cuba.
Guevara then spent several months in Africa, especially the Congo, attempting to train rebel forces in guerrilla warfare. His efforts failed and in 1966 he secretly returned to Cuba. From Cuba, he traveled to Bolivia to lead forces rebelling against the government of Rene Barrientos Ortuño. With US assistance, the Bolivian army seized Guevara and his remaining soldiers. He was executed on 9 October 1967 in the Bolivian village of la higuera and his body was buried in a hidden place. In 1997 his remains were discovered, exhumed, and returned to Cuba, where he was reburied.