Ernesto "Che" Guevara21 July 1957
Fidel Castro promotes Guevara to commander and places him in charge of a newly organized rebel column in the Sierra Maestra.
Argentina · Politics / 26th of July Movement. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Fidel Castro promotes Guevara to commander and places him in charge of a newly organized rebel column in the Sierra Maestra.
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