Guevara

[ guh-vahr-uh; Spanish ge-vah-rah ]

noun

1. Er·nes·to [e, r, -, nes, -taw], Che, 1928–67, Cuban revolutionist and political leader, born in Argentina.

Guevara

/ ɡəˈvɑːrə; ɡeˈβara /

noun

1. Guevara(Ernesto) Che19281967MArgentinianPOLITICS: politicianMILITARY: soldierPOLITICS: revolutionary Ernesto (ɛrˈnesto), known as Che Guevara. 1928–67, Latin American politician and soldier, born in Argentina. He developed guerrilla warfare as a tool for revolution and was instrumental in Castro's victory in Cuba (1959), where he held government posts until 1965. He was killed while training guerrillas in Bolivia

Example Sentences

This penchant for medical internationalism goes back to the greatest icon of the revolution, Ernesto “Che” Guevara.

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More low hanging fruit: the $37 Russ-as-Che-Guevara t-shirts available on his website.

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Bolivia: Although he wasn't born there, Bolivia's most famous temporary resident was Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara.

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One man waved a Cuban flag with an image of Ché Guevara, another waved the Tunisian flag, and several waved Syrian flags.

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Rosario, a city in central Argentina, where Che Guevara was born.

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He wondered if Guevara and Connel were somewhere below, and with that thought he turned toward the diamond pipe.

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Then the group did reach yellow ground, and met rifles in the hands of Guevara's peons.

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Guevara's peons had succeeded in holding the diamond pipe, but were surrounded by soldiers.

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Evidently Guevara had put a ring of men around the volcanic pipe and planned to hold it by force of arms.

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Connel looked worried, but Guevara gestured toward the ring of men with rifles.

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