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The murder of Ernesto.
On this day in 1967, killed in Bolivia Latin American revolutionary Ernesto Rafael Guevara de la Serna Lynch (full name Comandante).
"October 9 at 12:30 the radio came the disposal of the high command of La Paz. The message states: "Proceed to the destruction of Senor Guevara." The order signed by the president of the military government of Bolivia Rene Barrentesom Ortuño was transmitted in encrypted form CIA agent Felix Rodriguez. He entered the room where Che was kept, and said to him: "Commander, I'm sorry." In the role of the executioner gave the Bolivian army sergeant Mario Teran, who pulled the short straw in the dispute between the soldiers of the right to kill Guevara. Body shot Guevara was tied to the runners helicopter and delivered to the neighboring village of Valle Grande, where he paraded the press. »
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"October 9 at 12:30 the radio came the disposal of the high command of La Paz. The message states: "Proceed to the destruction of Senor Guevara." The order signed by the president of the military government of Bolivia Rene Barrentesom Ortuño was transmitted in encrypted form CIA agent Felix Rodriguez. He entered the room where Che was kept, and said to him: "Commander, I'm sorry." In the role of the executioner gave the Bolivian army sergeant Mario Teran, who pulled the short straw in the dispute between the soldiers of the right to kill Guevara. Body shot Guevara was tied to the runners helicopter and delivered to the neighboring village of Valle Grande, where he paraded the press. »
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