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| Cuba pays tribute to Che Guevara | Cuba pays tribute to Che Guevara |
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| The memory of Latin American Marxist revolutionary Ernesto Che Guevara is being honoured in Cuba 40 years after his capture and summary execution. | The memory of Latin American Marxist revolutionary Ernesto Che Guevara is being honoured in Cuba 40 years after his capture and summary execution. |
| About 10,000 people are attending a ceremony at his mausoleum in Santa Clara, the town where he once fought a battle during Cuba's revolution. | About 10,000 people are attending a ceremony at his mausoleum in Santa Clara, the town where he once fought a battle during Cuba's revolution. |
| Raul Castro, brother of ailing Cuban leader Fidel, is at the event. | Raul Castro, brother of ailing Cuban leader Fidel, is at the event. |
| Other commemorations are being held in Bolivia and Venezuela, countries where the Argentine-born hero was active. | Other commemorations are being held in Bolivia and Venezuela, countries where the Argentine-born hero was active. |
| He had travelled to Bolivia to help lead an uprising but was tracked down and killed by soldiers in 1967. | He had travelled to Bolivia to help lead an uprising but was tracked down and killed by soldiers in 1967. |
| Che's ideas and looks have been captivating young people across the world since the late 1960s, his bearded face and beret acquiring iconic status. | Che's ideas and looks have been captivating young people across the world since the late 1960s, his bearded face and beret acquiring iconic status. |
| His critics describe Che as a brutal man who ordered the execution of dozens of his opponents and helped move Cuba further towards communism in the early years of the revolution. | |
| 'Infinite revolutionary' | 'Infinite revolutionary' |
| The ceremony in Santa Clara opened with the reading of a message from Fidel Castro, who paid tribute to Che as an "exceptional soldier". | The ceremony in Santa Clara opened with the reading of a message from Fidel Castro, who paid tribute to Che as an "exceptional soldier". |
| A ceremony is expected to be held at the scene of Che's death | A ceremony is expected to be held at the scene of Che's death |
| Suffering from intestinal illness, the 81-year-old Cuban leader handed over power to his brother Raul 14 months ago. | Suffering from intestinal illness, the 81-year-old Cuban leader handed over power to his brother Raul 14 months ago. |
| Evo Morales, Bolivia's leftist president, lavished praise on the dead revolutionary ahead of his country's commemorations. | Evo Morales, Bolivia's leftist president, lavished praise on the dead revolutionary ahead of his country's commemorations. |
| "It is impossible to eclipse the life of Che," he told Reuters news agency in an interview. | "It is impossible to eclipse the life of Che," he told Reuters news agency in an interview. |
| "Nobody could do that. One could consider themselves the successor of Che only if they give their life for humanity." | "Nobody could do that. One could consider themselves the successor of Che only if they give their life for humanity." |
| In Venezuela, President Hugo Chavez described Che as an "infinite revolutionary" in a speech on TV. | In Venezuela, President Hugo Chavez described Che as an "infinite revolutionary" in a speech on TV. |