How Ernesto “Che” Guevara contributed to the Establishment of a Communist state in Cuba, 1958
Ernesto Che Guevara played a huge role in Fidel Castro’s radical political movement which overthrew Batista’s dictatorship in the island of Cuba during the latter 1950s. Guevara is best described as courageous, intelligent and a powerful visionary. Born into a wealthy upper class family in Argentina, Ernesto was a qualified doctor. He was strongly influenced by the scenes he had witnessed during his trip of South America. The enormous gulf between rich and poor which had existed in Latin America showed him how medicine could achieve little in such situations . Guevara looked improve the lives of ordinary people. In order to do this, he believed radical policies must be implemented and the overthrow of governments in order to create a “fairer world”. Having been influenced by the writings of Karl Marx and Vladimir Lenin, Guevara was a Marxist . This essay will examine how Guevara contributed to the Cuban Revolution of 1958-59 and the establishment of a communist regime in Cuba.
Guevara enjoyed travelling and travelled to Bolivia with his friend Calica in 1952 where a revolution had taken place . He was eager to see how things had changed but he was disappointed. He believed there were limited land reforms and the gap between the rich and poor, …show more content…
Castro invited Che to join the assault on the Cuban government as the expedition doctor , which he accepted. Throughout 1956, the preparation for Castro’s assault went on. Guevara suffered from asthma from a young age, but despite his illness he regularly came first in all the military training exercises. By the end of the year, he had established himself as more than just the expedition’s doctor. In December 1956, the Granma, sailed for Cuba. Guevara being the only non-Cuban on board, he was already one of Castro’s right hand
Ernesto Che Guevara played a huge role in Fidel Castro’s radical political movement which overthrew Batista’s dictatorship in the island of Cuba during the latter 1950s. Guevara is best described as courageous, intelligent and a powerful visionary. Born into a wealthy upper class family in Argentina, Ernesto was a qualified doctor. He was strongly influenced by the scenes he had witnessed during his trip of South America. The enormous gulf between rich and poor which had existed in Latin America showed him how medicine could achieve little in such situations . Guevara looked improve the lives of ordinary people. In order to do this, he believed radical policies must be implemented and the overthrow of governments in order to create a “fairer world”. Having been influenced by the writings of Karl Marx and Vladimir Lenin, Guevara was a Marxist . This essay will examine how Guevara contributed to the Cuban Revolution of 1958-59 and the establishment of a communist regime in Cuba.
Guevara enjoyed travelling and travelled to Bolivia with his friend Calica in 1952 where a revolution had taken place . He was eager to see how things had changed but he was disappointed. He believed there were limited land reforms and the gap between the rich and poor, …show more content…
Castro invited Che to join the assault on the Cuban government as the expedition doctor , which he accepted. Throughout 1956, the preparation for Castro’s assault went on. Guevara suffered from asthma from a young age, but despite his illness he regularly came first in all the military training exercises. By the end of the year, he had established himself as more than just the expedition’s doctor. In December 1956, the Granma, sailed for Cuba. Guevara being the only non-Cuban on board, he was already one of Castro’s right hand