LA HIGUERA — 1967 · Murder
The Execution of Che Guevara
Argentine-born revolutionary Ernesto 'Che' Guevara, a leading figure of the Cuban Revolution, began a guerrilla campaign in Bolivia in 1966. Pursued by the US-backed Bolivian army, his small band was cornered in the Quebrada del Yuro ravine in October 1967 and Guevara was captured wounded. Held in the schoolhouse of the nearby village of La Higuera, he was summarily executed on 9 October 1967 on the orders of the Bolivian government. His body was displayed to the press in Vallegrande and then secretly buried. His remains were found only in 1997, returned to Cuba and interred in the memorial at Santa Clara. The former schoolhouse at La Higuera is now a museum.
- Date
- 1967
- Place
- Santa Cruz, Bolivia, La Higuera, BO
- Category
- Murder
- Case Status
- Closed
- Coordinates
- -18.7860, -64.2020 ↗
Timeline of Events
- November 1966Guevara secretly entered Bolivia.
- 8 October 1967He was wounded and captured at Quebrada del Yuro.
- 9 October 1967He was executed in the schoolhouse at La Higuera.
- 1997His remains were found at Vallegrande and returned to Cuba.
Sources
- Time — Che Guevara killed 50 years ago: read the original 1967 report time.com ↗
- Wikipedia — Che Guevara en.wikipedia.org ↗
- Time
- Wikipedia
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