Few figures divide opinion like this one. A site about him should show both sides.
He gave up office and comfort to fight for the poor. He saw medicine, literacy and dignity as revolutionary goals. His image became a global emblem of resistance.
He oversaw executions at La Cabaña fortress in 1959, backed one-party rule, and helped set up forced-labour camps. His economic policies struggled, and his guerrilla theory failed in Bolivia.
Alberto Korda's 1960 photograph "Guerrillero Heroico" became one of the most reproduced pictures in history. Its use on merchandise is itself a long-running debate.