What Happened on October 9, 1967? Che Guevara Died.

Guerrilla leader Ernesto 'Che' Guevara was executed by the Bolivian army. (1967) Guevara was a Marxist revolutionary who became well-known for helping Fidel Castro rise to power in Cuba. He was in Bolivia attempting to start a revolution. His death resulted in a sort of martyrdom and hero-worship for revolutionary movements in the Third World.