was che a good father

[man in the red suit]

As all you che fans well know, Che had quite a few kids.
Now what I want to know is if he ever was a real father to them. First off, che died in 1967 when he was about 49 I believe. that already comes to show that he had a short-lived fatherhood. Now he also faught in about 3 revolutions, the Cuban the Uraguayan, and the Bolivian which failed. That is quite a bit of time to be away from your kids don't you think? In addition Che also did many speaches. More time away from the wife and kids. Now here is the real crazy part that not all of you may of known. After the revolution, Che worked 18 to 20 hours a day for 6 days a week and on the sunday he had off he would do volunteer work at a place which I have already forgotten( silly me) Now with all of these revolutions, speeches, and work, it seems like Che would barely have any quality time to take Che jr. to the park and have pic nics and share memorable moments with his children and what not. And Che did have about 10 kids or so with a couple of different wives if I recall correctly. What do you guys think?

[Conghaileach]

Che died, aged 39. The three revolutions he took part in (of you don't count Guatemala) were Cuba, Congo and Bolivia.

When the revolution was successful in Cuba, Che would often work through the night. According to the Anderson biography he always made time for his kids. His first wife would often bring their chil to see him at work as well.

[No Food Allowed]

At least Che's kids knew who their father was unlike myself. lol

[oconner]

He only had 5 kids! Well that might seem a lot to you but I come from a family of 6 kids so his seems quite small

[man in the red suit]

Quote: from CiaranB on 7:42 pm on Sep. 12, 2002
Che died, aged 39. The three revolutions he took part in (of you don't count Guatemala) were Cuba, Congo and Bolivia.

When the revolution was successful in Cuba, Che would often work through the night. According to the Anderson biography he always made time for his kids. His first wife would often bring their chil to see him at work as well.

I know he died at 39, 49 was a typo. sorry. i didn't know about the Guatemalan revolution. was he succesful ?

the Anderson bio is the one I'm reading at the moment however I just started it and I have not finished it so that would be the reason I didn't know that the wife took the kids to see him at work. how many kids did he have anyway? I know he had about 2 wives I believe. Someone said he had 5 kids here but I could of sworn he had about 8 or 9 possibly 10 even.

(Edited by man in the red suit at 6:59 pm on Sep. 14, 2002)

[Menshevik]

He really didn't have much time for his kids. He hardly ever saw his first daughter, Hildita (with his first wife Hilda), because he was off fighting in Cuba, and then after the rebellion, he had divorced Hilda. During his second marriage, he was almost never home--always working. He tried to see his children more, but so much political strife in Cuba with Russia and the US consumed Che. He traveled around the world for months at a time as Cuba's main ambassodor, so he couldn't have seen them during that time. After his travels, it was off to the Congo. From there, to Bolivia. During this 2 year period, he might have seen his family in Cuba once. Hildita never saw him. By the time he was killed, Hildita wasn't even ten. Was he a bad father? Well, he was never around, so you can interpret that as bad. Despite his extended absences, I do think he really loved all of his children, but never got the chance to get to know them. Afterall, his younger children were practically still in diapers when he died. You can't really blame him; a man with a vision like Che's could never stay put long enough to be a real family man.

[Conghaileach]

from man in the red suit:
I know he died at 39, 49 was a typo. sorry. i didn't know about the Guatemalan revolution. was he succesful ?

The Guatemala event wasn't actually a revolution. It was a CIA-backed military coup against the left-leaning Arbenz governmet. Che fought on the side of the government. When Arbenz lost, Che blamed it on his refusal to supply the workers with weapons - and this led to his idea of turning Cuba into one big guerrilla nation, to be ready at a moment's notice to defend the Revolution.

[Supermodel]

I guess it depends on how you describe parenting in all its different types. I have posted here before that perhaps this was one flaw/regret/shortfall in Che's life, that he put his work/life ambitions before his family. However since I've been a very busy working mom, sometimes putting my own completely irrellevant work ahead of family, I realize that Che's version of parenting was to show all the children of the world...his own, you, me....what a real man is all about. Parent of the century? In some respects.

[Wissam]

Guys What the names of his children and who s still alive
or who s still alive from his family

[oconner]

Quote: from Wissam on 6:42 am on Sep. 23, 2002
Guys What the names of his children and who s still alive
or who s still alive from his family

I think Hildita died a few years ago but the rest are still alive, the names of his kids are Hilda (Hildita), Aldeila (spelt wrong) Ceila (still can't spell) Camilo and Ernesto.

[Wissam]

Thanks body

[Wissam]

Thanks body

[Annelie]

CiaranB ... I totally agree with you ... he loved his kids and I think he was a good father. And I'm pretty shre that if you'd ask his kids they wouldn't be disappointed by him ...