Today marks 40 years since the death, some say murder, of Ernesto Guevara, popularly known as El Che. Fidel Castro called Che an “extraordinary” human, “highly cultured and of great intelligence” in an editorial in the Cuban newspaper Granma. The Argentinian born revolutionary is being honored across Latin America today and on Monday Bolivian President Evo Morales praised el Che.
Cuba, which became Che’s second home thanks to his pivotal role in the Cuban Revolution that overthrew Batista, began its commemorations of Guevara over the weekend.

Via / El Diario/La Prensa