Guevara,+Che

Che Guevara was a Cuban revolutionary who fought alongside Castro during his rise to power. After Castro solidified his position in Cuba, he and Che Guevara believed that they could "export the revolution" by encouraging similar uprisings in other Latin American countries. During one of these movements in Bolivia in 1967, however, Che Guevara was killed and efforts to export the revolution had failed. After Che's death, Castro used his image as a symbol of the Cuban revolution that Cubans would almost worship. In doing so, he built support for the original ideals of the Cuban revolution.