Death of Che Guevara
DeathRevolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara is captured and executed by the Bolivian army in La Higuera.
- Date
- October 9, 1967 · On this day · View on map
- Regions
- Latin America
- Location
- La Higuera
- Importance
- ★★★★★
- Sources
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