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...Marx, Lenin and Mao. Under the guerrilla alias "Presidente Gonzalo," Guzman fashioned himself into the demigod of a cultlike political movement. As far as his supporters were concerned, Guzman's mythic aura of brilliance, charisma and invincibility shielded him from comparisons with other mortals. Latin Americans may regard Che Guevara as the model guerrilla, but Guzman dismissed him as an exhibitionist; besides, Che lacked Guzman's tolerance for slaughtering innocent women and children...
...behind the times. Oppenheimer was exhaustive in his research, which spanned two years, including five months on the hermetic island. He interviewed 500 people, from Castro's own disaffected daughter Alina to Cuba's "yummies" (young upwardly mobile Marxists). Especially telling is the contrast between Che Guevara's eldest grandchild, Canek, a vocally unhappy heavy-metal rock fan, and Armando Hart, the Minister of Culture, who protests "I am a hard-liner!" when complimented for being an open-minded member of Fidel's circle...
...says to call him "Che Guevara." He lives in Zola, one of the ghetto districts that make up the vast black township of Soweto, outside Johannesburg. At 22 he is a hardened veteran of the struggle against apartheid. He has killed "enemies of the people" and is prepared to kill again...
Jack Palance CHE! His bombastic portrayal of Fidel Castro in this 1969 flop gave the movie cult status. The campy effect was heightened by the casting of Egyptian-born Omar Sharif as Che Guevara...
...handful of Gromyko's tales are worth the trudge. For example, he recounts Che Guevara's story of how he became head of the National Bank of Cuba in 1959. Fidel Castro asked the assembled leaders of his revolution, "Tell me, friends, which of you is an economist?" "Che paused. 'I thought he had said, "Which of you is a communist?," so straightaway I said, "I am," at which he said, "OK, you handle the economy...