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Promotion to Commander

Argentina · Revolution / Revolution of Cuba. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Chronological records

1957

Ernesto "Che" Guevara21 July 1957

Sierra Maestra · Revolution / Revolution of Cuba

Fidel Castro promotes Guevara to commander and places him in charge of the newly established Column 4.

Names involved

Ernesto "Che" Guevara

Provenance

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