October 9, 1967Reputable sourceWell documented

The CIA and the Death of Che

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What happened

The hunt extended to Castro's comrade-in-arms. In October 1967 Che Guevara, leading a guerrilla campaign in Bolivia, was captured by a US-trained Bolivian battalion with the CIA officer Félix Rodríguez on the scene. On orders from the Bolivian high command, he was executed the next day.

Why it matters

If the CIA never got Fidel, it helped get Che — a reminder that the secret war targeted the revolution's whole leadership, not just its figurehead.

Sources

The National Security Archive, George Washington University. Che Guevara and the CIA in the Mountains of Bolivia (2020) · Reputable source

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