Che Wants to See You
The Untold Story of Che Guevara
Published on 4. June 2013
320 pages
978-1-78168-480-1 (ISBN)
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For the first time, Ciro Bustos, Che's right-hand man in the struggle for Argentina, tells his story. As a young man inspired by the example of Cuba, Bustos was determined to bring revolution to the home country he shared with his hero. After a failed attempt to liberate Argentina, it was not until 1966 that he was contacted by the Cubans once again and told, "Che wants to see you."
Under false papers, Bustos crossed the border into Bolivia, where Che was in hiding with his guerrilla forces; and here, for the first time, Che shared his plans for a continental revolution. In this fascinating memoir, Ciro Bustos tells us a story only he is able to recount: what really happened in Bolivia in 1967 and why he did not betray Che.
Under false papers, Bustos crossed the border into Bolivia, where Che was in hiding with his guerrilla forces; and here, for the first time, Che shared his plans for a continental revolution. In this fascinating memoir, Ciro Bustos tells us a story only he is able to recount: what really happened in Bolivia in 1967 and why he did not betray Che.
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London
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Ciro Bustos was born in Mendoza in 1932. After his release from prison in Bolivia he first moved to Chile, but had to flee to Argentina following the 1973 coup. He fled Argentina three years later after another coup, and now lives in Malmo, Sweden. El Che Quiere Verte was published in Argentina in 2007.
Anne Wright has translated many books into English, including The Motorcycle Diaries; I, Rigoberta Menchu and The Assasination of Lumumba.
Anne Wright has translated many books into English, including The Motorcycle Diaries; I, Rigoberta Menchu and The Assasination of Lumumba.
Content
- Cover
- Title
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction
- Preface
- Part One: Cuba
- 1 Mendoza: Where It All Started
- 2 News of Castro's Revolution Reaches Argentina: 1958
- 3 My Journey to the Island: April 1961
- 4 Starting Work in Cuba
- 5 'Compañero, Che Is Expecting You'
- Part Two: Argentina
- 6 A Project for Utopia
- 7 An Army of Five Madmen
- 8 Training and the Missile Crisis: October 1962
- 9 Prague, Paris and Algiers: November-December 1962
- 10 Death Takes Centre Stage: Algiers, January-May 1963
- 11 Onwards to Bolivia and Argentina: May-June 1963
- 12 The Base in the Argentine Jungle: June 1963
- 13 Making Contacts in the Cities: July-August 1963
- 14 They All Wanted to Climb Aboard: September 1963
- 15 Bringing More Recruits to the Jungle Camp: November 1963
- 16 Defections and an Execution: February 1964
- 17 Sudden and Total Disaster: March 1964
- Part Three: China
- 18 A Post-mortem with Che in Havana: May-July 1964
- 19 Beginning All Over Again: August 1964
- 20 Encounter in Uruguay with Raúl Sendic: September 1964
- 21 A Decision to Suspend Guerrilla Activity in Argentina: 1965
- 22 Summoned Back to Havana: May 1966
- 23 The Terraces of the Rising Sun: June-July 1966
- Part Four: Bolivia
- 24 'Che Wants to See You': January 1967
- 25 The Camp with an Absent Comandante: March 1967
- 26 The Prophet in Tatters
- 27 A War Is Won by Fighting
- 28 Back at the Camp on the Ñancahuazú
- 29 Che Reiterates His Strategic Objective: Argentina
- 30 The First Battle: 23 March 1967
- 31 Bombardment, Che Calls a Meeting, and a Night March
- 32 Way Out Where There Was No Way Out
- 33 Leave-taking and Farewells
- 34 Under Arrest in Muyupampa: 20 April 1967
- 35 The CIA Takes Charge
- 36 On Trial in Camiri: October 1967
- 37 The Death of Che Guevara: 9 October 1967
- Part Five: Prison In CamirÍ
- 38 A Thirty-year Sentence
- 39 Lunchtime in the Cage
- 40 Night Flight to Iquique: December 1970
- Part Six: Exile
- 41 Chile in the Time of Allende: 1970-1973
- 42 Argentina: 1973-1976
- 43 Sweden, 1976 to the Present
- Epilogue
- Acknowledgements
- Copyright
