CHE GUEVARA TALKS TO YOUNG PEOPLE J CHE GUEVARA TALKS TO YOUNG PEOPLE Praecfbe yA rmaHnadrDota valos IntrodbuyMc atriyo-nA lice Waters Pathfinder NEW YORK LONDON MONTREAL SYDNEY EditbeyMd a ry-AlWiactee rs Copyrig2h0t0©b0 y P athfindPerre ss, Aleida MarcAhr/cChhiev'es Personal Allr ighrtess erved ISB0N -873418-1-X9 Libraofr y CongCraetsaslC oagrN du mbe9r9 -76024 Manufaucrteidn C andaa Firesdti ti2o0n0,0 Fiftphr int2i0n0g5, TEXT:S panitsehx ts poefhe ecbsy E rnesCthoeG uevaarsaes mblaednd d igital filceo mpileCda sbEayd itAobrrai l. 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Follotwhoieun sgot fAer rb eGnuze,v lairtkahe,o usoafon tdhse rs, madheiw sa ayc rtohsbeso rdteoMre xiTchoe.ir nte h,e suomfm er 195h5ew, a isn trotdou cFeCidad setHlre ao n.Rd a llCla stbreo camteh fier tswtmo e mbesresl ebcyFt ieddfoe rtl h eexp editionary forcbee ionrgg anbiytz heCedu ban July 26M oRveevolutionary menttoo verthrow dicBtaattiosrt aF.u lgencio Inl aNtoev em1b9e5re6 i g-httwcyoo mbatsaentt frsso ami l TuxpanM,e xiacboo,at rhydea cGhrta nTmhare.e bfoerlcl easn ded onC ubas'osu thecaosaitsneOt rr ni epnrtoev oinnD ceec em2b er tob egtihnre e voluwtaifrroo nmta hrSeyi eMrareas mtoruan tains. Origitnhatelr lodyoo pc tGoure,v waarnsaa mecdo mmanodfe r thsee coRnedbA erlm y co(lCuomlnun mo4n.)i nJ u1l9y5 A7tt. h e enodf Au1g9u5hs8elt e "dC iRreod onCdool"u nmon8. t oward LaVsi lplraosv iinnc ceen tCruabTlah .Le a Vsi lclaamsp aciugln minaitnte hdce a ptoufSra enC tlaa Cruab,at 'hsi rd-cliaatrny,gd e st seatlhefaedt oeft hdei ctatorship. Followingf aoBlnalJ t ainsut1aa,1r' 9ys5 9, Gcuaervraai read numboefrr e sponsiintb hinele iwrt eiveosl ugtoivoenranrmye nt, incluhdeiaondftg h Dee partomfIe nndtu strioaftl hiNeza ation tional oIfAn gsrtaiRrteiufoatnre( m I NR,pA r)esidtehNneat of tioBnaanlak n,md i niosfit nedru wshtirclyoe,n tihniudsiu ntgi es asa no fficienrt hRee bAerlm ayn tdh etnhR ee volutAiromneadr y ForcHeefrs e.q uernetplrye sCeunbitane tde rnaitnicolnuadlilnyg, 7 8 ERNESTO CHE GUEVARA atam eetsipnogn sboytr heOedr ganiozfAam teiroinSc taanit ne s PundteaEl s tUer,u guian1y 91,6a; tth Uen itNeadt iionDn esc em be1r9 6a4n;id n o thweorr folrdu mAssa. l eaodfet rhJ eu l26y Movemehneht e,l pberdia nbgo tuhtue n ificoaftt ihJoeun 2l 6y MovemePnotp,uS loacri PaalriatsnytMd, a rc1h3R evolutionary Direcitnoas r iantpgeol lei otrigcaanli azp artoictoehnsca,sut l mi natientd h foeu ndionftg hC eo mmunPiasrottfC y u bianO ctober 1965. Aftern inyee aorfos u tstasnedrivinintgc h leee adeorfts hhei p revoluticoonn-saiwnsidtt aelh no tn g-staagnrdeiewnmiget nht FidCeals trMoa-ri1cn69h 5 Gu evraersai hgingseo dv ernamnedn t party ipnocsltuhsdim,isi n lgi ctoamrmyi sasnirdoe ns ponsibili tiaensld,e C ftu btaco o ntfiignhuteii mnpge ri"aiolnti hslemars n" .d Alownigt anh u mboefCr u bainn ternavtoilounnastloeimesert s , ofw howmo ulladtj eohrii nim nB oliGvuieav,wa ernafit r tsott h e Congtooa itdh meo vemfoeunntd beydP atrice lLuemaudmebra , oft hCeo ngosltersuefog rgi lned epenfrdoemBn ecleg iFurmo.m Novem1b9e6rt6 oO cto1b9e6rh7 el eadg uercraimlplaaii ng n Boliavgiaait nhscatot u ntmriyl'idsti acrtya tsoereskthiolin ipgn, k upw ith rreivsoilnugt sitornuagbrgywyl o ersk aenrpdse asants througthhroeeu gtiW oonu.n ded andi ntc hYaeup rtRoua vriende onO cto8b,1e 9r6 b7yt, h Beo liavrimaiynna no peraotrigoan nizteodg ewtihttehhrC e I Ah,ew amsu rdetrhfoeeld l owiinng day thteo wonfL aH iguera. PREFACE Writipnrge fatacoC e h Geu evTaarltaYko os u Pnego- pwlheihcahs asa na ftweorrFdi dseple'easct th hm eo numbeunitil ntt hc ee nter oft hies ltaohn odu tshehe e rsoa'csrr eemda tiongse,wt ihttehhr o se ofh iusn forgectotmarbaldee s-cfoornm sebt oittahunh t oenso r anadg enucihnael lIwie llnt grety.os hawriett hhy eo ung reader tow homt hbioso kl airsgd eilrye ctende-cseosmseba rriielfy thougohntt hsoi ust stafingduiornfteg h A em eriacnaodsf c on tempowroarrhlyid s .t ory Itt'rstu heCa htwe o uslpde maukc dhi fferteoyn otulpnyeg o ple todwahyoa, r lei vuinndgve errd yi ffecroenndti tthiaohnned s i,d ovetrh rdeeec aadgeNose. v ertihnre elreesatsdh,ie tnsagelo knsie,s strbuych kowe xtrermeelletyvh aeanyrtT e h.e sspee eches confirm thCahtie s ianm daene tdoh pfer esent. Att hbee ginonfti h1ne99g s0 i wta ssa tihdala lmt o defolrcs h ang intgh weo rhladdd i sappteoagreewtdih,tte hhrp e o ssiobffii nldity innge wo neTsh.ei m aogfet hHee roGiuce rrhiolwleavr,ei rs,e s througthhWoeeu stt weorrnal sads pectthecarot n titnogu reosw . Andiw ti dlols ow,i tghr eaotrle ersfo srecaren rdi chonfie dsesa s, tot heex ttehniatrtt e acyhoeuspn ego palntedh etya ukpet hees senptaioraftlh iasc tiaonnadss pirations. JoCsaer Mlaorsi atoenogefLu ait,Ai mne rigcraer'aestv olution artyh inskteurdsai,nep ddo inttote hndee efodrm ytHhesp .o inted ouhto wp eopwlheohs a vaec complgirsefhaeetahd ta svh ea tdo cremaytteah mso ntghm ea ssIewfse w. a nttob er evolutiino naries thset rsiecnotsfth e e w orwdem, u sstt utdhyre e asaonntdsh fa ec toforrsw hyC hel ivoenis nt hhee aorftt shA em eriacnaedsx presisnaet sh,o usdainffdew raeyntsthd, ee siarnaedss p iroaft ions thmeo srta diycoauoltn hv aricoounst iTnheinrttsy.y- esaormse 9 10 PREFACE aftehrir si tsoie m mortiantl hYieut rRyoa vihniiesm, a rgees onates thropulgahaz nasdst rreeevtishv,ii csnr ogyf" Ever toonvw iacrd torFyi!n"d tihnrege asboenhsit nhdefa sceti sts h bee wsatty o u p holtdhi ed eoafss o ciaalnitdsh pmeo ssiboifrl eivtoileust ionary change. Thtee achainntdgh esex amopfCl hee s'asc riintfi hcjeeu ngles ofB olihvaiveaet chientd hm ei nodfst hnee gwe nerafotrai loln s timase e nosfhe e roainsodmfm , o rvaall iunpe osl iatnhidic sst ory. Ands intchmeeo ral hfaacbste oewrnh alta'csk iinpn ogl iatnidc s haesn duepld e adtiorne gv olutthieiorosnen cs eo, n viocfCt hieo'ns thahatbs e ednr amatciocnafilrlwmyie tdh:to humeto rfaaclt or, theirnse or evolHueta ilossnpo.o wkiete hl oqudeenpcatenh,d, rigaobrot uhtne e efodra n emwa ni nt htew entcye-nfitrLusirtf ye. itsheaclsof m petlhliiensdd ivtiobd efou ramle idnt htew entieth century. tRheeecn oogrnmirozouoilsfnec g u ltaunrmdeo rvaall ueisnt hhei stoofcr iyv iliazneadxt tiroanfrc,ot mii ttnh gne e ces saprrya cctoincsaelq iuCseo nmcmeasn EdrenreC shtGeou evara's mositm pormteasnstta oyg oeu npge opTlhee.ir saeh istboery hintdh iCsi.v ilinzeavmteairdo aenna nalwyisttihhsn e e cessary depfrtohm,a s cievniteiwfipcoo fti hnreto ,ol fem oraanlsd p iri tuvaall ouveetsrh c eo urofsh ei stTohraiytts. h meo sitm portant intelclheaclltetunhagtaleht t e w entcieentthhua rlsye t ftoy outh. InE uroWpees,t aenrCdnh risctuilatbnue rgteaoe n v oblevfoer e thyee a1r0 0u0n tiiatlc hiewvietMdha, ra xn Edn getlhhsei, g hest levoefpl h iloskonpohwilicen rd eglea ttosi oocnai naedlc onomic scieInnLc aet.Ai mne rainctdah e Carmiebabnewahanli ,il onefe, thinckriynsgt allizebdyB- oslyimvbaorl iazneddo nM arti-that, as ciebnatsieifimscp, h astihpzeoe wdoe fmr a na ntdh reo olfee d u caticounl,t aunrdpe o,l iTthieoc rsi.g ionfaE lrinteCysh teo Guevarwai-ttahhsC e u baRne volutiono-fc ofotnlhsleio swts inIgn:s pbiytr hesedp irhietruiaotlfOa ugArem eriacnsadt, a rting withhics o mmittmome onrtva all uheeas d,o pttheiedd eoaMfsa rx anEdn gealnsad,d vocuastitenhdgse o -csaulbljeedfac cttiotvroes motiavnagdtu ei tdhere e voluatcitooinfota nhrm eya ssaensodf sociaesawt hyo le.