For the 1st time, Ciro Bustos, Che’s right-hand guy within the fight for Argentina, tells his tale. As a tender guy encouraged via the instance of Cuba, Bustos was resolute to convey revolution to the house nation he shared together with his hero. After a failed try and free up Argentina, it was once no longer until eventually 1966 that he used to be contacted via the Cubans once more and advised, “Che desires to see you.”
Under fake papers, Bustos crossed the border into Bolivia, the place Che was once in hiding together with his guerrilla forces; and the following, for the 1st time, Che shared his plans for a continental revolution. during this interesting memoir, Ciro Bustos tells us a narrative in simple terms he's capable of recount: what rather occurred in Bolivia in 1967 and why he didn't betray Che.
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