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This d~y 41 years ago ·witnessed the capturing of Che Guevara and brutal execution that followed the next da -y D (Oct. 9. 1967) .
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-Ernesto Guevara's Early Life: ' A .
One ofTitne Magazine's "Icon ofthe Century" Ernesto Guevara de La Serna \Vas born in RosaPio, Argentina co \' or. June 14, 1928. Constant asthn1a attack forced Ernesto to stay at hotnc until the age of nine~ He was darint!. c ex .
courageous yet humble right from his childhood. His unquiet youth can be better explained by this incident. ~ .
tr~ ''In school, students were told that ink and chalk were poisonous an~l never to put thetn into their mouth.'' CI Dl.
Emesto replied to his classn1ates that it's all rubbish. "\Vatch;· he said. ·'Dipping the ~halk 1nto the jnk Ernesto bit off a good chunk." As he chewed it. retnarkcd, "Not bad, not bad." Then he took a sip of ink drying his mouth with the blotter. As he walked about after his 'n1cal' several horrified 8 year olds followed T The school head mistress and his teacher in ~the 3rd <;;;(!fade "S.....
him anxiously waiting for the con1a to set in. .
ren1ernbered him as a "mischievous bright boy, undistinguished in class yet exhibited leadership qualities 011 an .
the playground.,' His classn1ates noted that, "'his memory \,~.:as so good that he could glance at the lesson ".
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during recess and get a.n A grade in class, yet he didn '1 sho\v competitive urge for grades." bi .
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Latin An-zerican Journey: . tJ~ After his schooling, Ernesto enrolled into faculty of medidne at the lJniversity of Buenos Aires. l-Ie ga\:e an a impression ofbeing a young n1an in a great hurry. ( In his eyes, twin evils in Latin America " ·ere the native oligarchies and the United States. On January L 1950 he took ofon a bicycle journey heading into the interiors of Argentina. He experienced the harsh duality ,, of his country. He met the leprosy patients and other miseries faced by the people left a profound impact on h tl.
him. Once again he travelled Latin America on a n1otorcycle \.vith his friend Alberto Grando ·which is narrated in his book, The Motorcycle Diaries. In June 1953, he obtained his doctor's degree. 11.1 .
Fro1n Ernesto Guevara to (Che': ( .
. The l.i\fter graduating, he travelled throughout Latin America, ending finally at Guate1nala in December 195~} .
overthro.....ving ofArbenz government by CIA backed tnercenaries left a pem1anent mark in his heart. At that juncture, the doctor in him died and a revolutionary \vas born. .
He was exiled from Guatemala for conducting revolutionary activities against the USA backed governn1ent. fie took refuge in Mexico where his life \vas turned around by the meeting 'vith Fidel Castro in July 1955. He immediately volunteered for a future expedition group headed by Castro. .
In November 25, 1956, 86 combatants including Guevara as a doctor set sail for Cuba aboard a sn1all cabin .
cruiser Granma under the leadership of Castro. The Cubans gave him the name 'Che' ·which n1eant 'He~· .
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You' a popular ·way ofgreeting in Argentine. .
The Rebel Army under~_Castro won against dictator Fulgencio Batista of Cuba. in vvhich Che played a key .
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role. He became the first rebel Army commander though continued to attend wounded Guerrillas. Batista lk~J .
Cuba on Jan 1sr, 1959. Che became key leader of ne\v revolutionary governn1ent, first as head of industna ~ department of the National Institute of Agrarian Refonn, then as president of National bank. 1n 1961. he .
became minister of industry. He was also a central leader of political organisation that in 1965 bccJ!l1C .
'Communist Party of Cuba.' He represented the Cuban revolutionary government around the world headi.ng .
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numerous delegations and speaking at the UN and other international forums in Asia, Afl'ica, Latin Amenca .
::nd Socialist Bloc countries. He eqrned a reputation as a passionate and articulate spokesperson for the Thu·d .
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v.:orld people, most famously at a. conference in Punta del Este in Uruguay ,vhere he denounced liS President Kennedy's 'Alli!lnce for Progress.' .
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Presented is a single loop of a repeating 00:23 second video and audio track over two clocks with approximately 12 inch diameters that are hung on the wall.
This is the first execution of Untitled in May 2016.
*"Perpetua" is a Spanish word that translates to "everlasting."
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