What did che do in africa

[raisedfist69]

I am doing a history project on Che and i am having trouble finding resources on his time in africa. If you have info, please share

[Guest]

Went there in response to the U.N. supported massacres of the Congolese and to free the people from imperialists such as the Belgians who were murdering and plundering their people and land. For more info read Che's 1964 General Assembly speech along with his Congo Diary.

[Supermodel]

Try Che's biography by Jon Lee Anderson or Che's Congo Diaries....

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/187...2244183-1093744

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/080...2244183-1093744

[raisedfist69]

thank you very much. that helped... i wouldve had to stay up all last night without your help

[revolutionary]

Also if u want another opinion on Che in the Congo go to The Africain Congo History page, it tells facts about it rather than theory.

[Angie]

It's nice to know there were quite a number of "non-Congonese" people fighting against the Belgians. Most, if not all, of the officers who trained and fought alongside the mercenary soldiers for that war - against the Belgians, not alongside of them - were from Western nations, with prior experience in such areas as Paramilitary, Special Forces, and Commandos. The main mercenary commander in charge of the whole mercenary operation, interestingly, was actually a Belgian himself - Colonal Gene Schramer, I think his name was, or something like that. I have a mercenary book in my collection that names him, I'm just too lazy to disrupt the rest of the house to get it - it's almost midnight as I type this.

Pity they were only there for monetary reasons, as is the case with most mercenaries. Che would have done well to have enlisted them, if only for the numbers.

[Derar]

Che-guevara helped Algerian's in their revolution .... till they gaind their Independence .

here is something to read about ..... its just amazing .

http://mondediplo.com/1997/10/che

[sabre]

kind of like "Shaft in Africa" (lol just kidding), anyone see that?

hahaaaaaa

[IzmSchism]

check out this flick, Lumuba, based on Patrice Emry Lumumba, the leader of COngolese Independence, he is breifly mentioned on 3 pages in John Lee Anderson's bio, he was plotted against by the CIA, the French and his own people (who finally captured him and beat him and then shot him to death). Apparently the CIA wanted him killed b/c the Belgium occupation was supplying necessary minerals to the West, and threat of losing control was too much. As fighting in Africa, of what I remember in his bio, was that it was a hopeless revolution, men were not disciplined, Che got off on the wrong foot with some of the key generals upon his arrival, the army was concerned over witchcraft, and signs? The men frequented brothels and abused themselves, they would run in the face of the enemy without as much as a fight. Che it seems was as frustrated as he was dissapointed and discouraged, but as we understand Che, he wasn't one to give up, which I don't know if this is jumping to conclusions, but it seems some of his pride led him to Bolivia instead of returning to Cuba, to rally a vindication oout of the failure in the Congo.

[tebvie]

Yah he helped in the fight their, I am not fully sure but I am under the impression that he helped train people their and there were times he found it hard cause they weren't trying. You can also read a book called CHE GUEVARA...something something...I have it at home...but it's a book with a multi colored cover....I'll try to get more info and post it when I get home and look at my books.

[maoist3]

Our review of Che's Congo diary is here:

http://makeashorterlink.com/?I27722491

Che himself thought the Congo adventure was
a fiasco.

[Action]

Don't quote me on this, but I think it was just general Guerrilla Warfare against fascism and the petty bourgeoise.

[Guardia Bolivariano]

I think he was setting the way for the war agaisnt southafrica's apartheid.