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Congo Diary: The Story of Che Guevara's "Lost" Year in Africa
Congo Diary The Story of Che Guevara's Lost Year in Africa Author:Ernesto Che Guevara "Che Guevara's feats on our continent were of such magnitude that no prison or censorship could hide them from us. His life is an inspiration for every human being who loves freedom."?Nelson Mandela"Che Guevara, at the prime of his life and the height of his fame, went off to fight in the Congo. In that fleeting, anonymous passage through Africa... more », Che Guevara was to sow a seed that no one will destroy."?Gabriel García MárquezThis book fills in the missing chapter in Che Guevara's life as head of the secret Cuban force that went to aid the liberation movement in the Congo against the Belgian colonialists in 1965. The idea was to prepare a group of Cubans for the mission to Bolivia, as well as to assist African national liberation movements.This diary remained unpublished for decades because of its controversial content, but, like his other diaries, reveals Che's great literary gift, his razor-sharp intellect, his dry wit, and his brutal honesty. Because this diary deals with what Che admits was a "failure," he examines every painful detail about what went wrong in order to draw constructive lessons for future expeditions.This publication of the complete Congo Diary has been thoroughly revised by Che's widow, Aleida March, and published in association with the Che Guevara Studies Center in Havana.Features:Foreword by Che's daughter, Aleida GuevaraTwenty-eight pages of unpublished photosExtensive notes and glossary explaining Swahili termsBackcover blurbs by Nelson Mandela and Gabriel Garcia Marquez« less