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'Che' manuscripts added to UNESCO heritage program

UNESCO is including the writings of Cuban Revolution leader Ernesto “Che” Guevara in its Memory of the World Register.

The documents include original manuscripts from “Che’s” youthful “Motorcycle Diaries” days, to his diary from the mountains of Bolivia where he was executed by that nation’s military in 1967.

They are now recognized as world heritage and will be protected and cared for with the help of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.

The Memory of the World Register comprises nearly 300 documents and collections from five continents. Guevara’s works are among 54 new additions this year.

His widow, daughter and son were on hand at a ceremony in Havana on Friday to celebrate the inclusion of the documents in the register.

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Maurer and Weiss On Point With "Hunting Che"

By John Kapetaneas, Forbes Staff

Nearly 45 years after his death, the legend of Argentine revolutionary Ernesto “Che” Guevara still rings strong, permeating in stories and myths of his fearless antics across the world. Books have been written and sold by the droves, adorning Che’s visage like a flag of honor. “Hunting Che”, from its onset, is determined not to tell that story. …read more

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The Cuban Revolution Gets A Video Game Based On 1950s Battles

By The Huffington Post News Editors

HAVANA — Fight your way through mangrove swamps shoulder-to-shoulder with bearded guerrillas clad in the olive green of Fidel Castro and Ernesto “Che” Guevara. Your mission: Topple 1950s Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista.

Out to foil you are helmeted Batista soldiers and police in mustard-yellow uniforms who pop out from behind trees and fire from trucks and farmhouses. You pick them off with a vintage Colt .45 or Springfield rifle in classic first-person-shooter style. If you’re hit three times, it’s revolution over.

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