{"id":1371877,"date":"2022-03-11T16:46:37","date_gmt":"2022-03-11T21:46:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1371877"},"modified":"2022-03-11T16:50:53","modified_gmt":"2022-03-11T21:50:53","slug":"hero-soldier-who-killed-che-guevara-dies-at-80","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hero-soldier-who-killed-che-guevara-dies-at-80\/","title":{"rendered":"Hero Soldier Who Killed Che Guevara Dies at 80"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhero-soldier-who-killed-che-guevara-dies-at-80%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1371877&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div data-gu-name=\"border\" class=\"dcr-qpwrb4\">\n<div class=\"dcr-17igkm0\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-gu-name=\"headline\" class=\"dcr-1nupfq9\">\n<div class=\"dcr-krkkhw\">\n<div class=\"dcr-13a2edo\">\n<h1 class=\"dcr-125vfar\">Bolivian soldier who killed Che Guevara dies at age 80<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-gu-name=\"standfirst\" class=\"dcr-zjgnrw\">\n<div class=\"dcr-10spv4l\">\n<p>Mario Ter\u00e1n pulled the trigger to execute famed revolutionary guerrilla: \u2018It was the worst moment of my life\u2019<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-gu-name=\"media\" class=\"dcr-pn0kqp\">\n<div class=\"dcr-krkkhw\">\n<div class=\"dcr-16n5mgq\">\n<figure id=\"13858be3-6fd0-4f26-b13e-73c971456c38\" class=\"dcr-13udsys\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1b267dg\"><source media=\"(min-width: 980px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 980px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 980px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 740px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 740px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 740px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 660px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 660px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 660px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 480px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 480px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 480px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 375px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 375px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 375px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 320px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 320px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 0px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 0px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" \/><img alt=\"Ernesto \" Che \/><span class=\"dcr-172h6t9\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-ho1qnd\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1kjku2s\"><label for=\"the-checkbox\" class=\"dcr-1e2h9sk\"><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"the-checkbox\" \/> <\/p>\n<div id=\"the-caption\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"dcr-l6t30p\"><\/span><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-gu-name=\"lines\" class=\"dcr-1o781fl\">\n<div class=\"dcr-krkkhw\">\n<div class=\"dcr-ss9mnu\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1038kzh\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-gu-name=\"body\" class=\"dcr-185kcx9\">\n<div class=\"dcr-2rh10c\">\n<div tabindex=\"0\" id=\"maincontent\" class=\"dcr-j7ihvk\">\n<div class=\"article-body-commercial-selector article-body-viewer-selector  dcr-ucgxn1\">\n<p class=\"dcr-1wj398p\">The Bolivian soldier who pulled the trigger to execute the famed revolutionary guerrilla Ernesto \u201cChe\u201d Guevara has died at the age of 80.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"63458455-1cbc-4996-a744-b2de097c6f05\" data-spacefinder-component=\"rich-link\" data-spacefinder-role=\"richLink\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-1mfia18\">\n<div data-print-layout=\"hide\" data-link-name=\"rich-link-1 | 1\" data-component=\"rich-link\" data-name=\"\" class=\"dcr-f2ug42\">\n<div class=\"dcr-s7oxzu\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2017\/oct\/05\/che-guevara-legacy-50-years-bolivia\" class=\"dcr-g65o95\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-noynp9\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"dcr-1d91meq\">\n<div class=\"dcr-m4qltb\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1gqsble\">Che Guevara\u2019s legacy still contentious 50 years after his death in Bolivia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dcr-1a318iq\">\n<div class=\"dcr-dobi02\">Read more<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div id=\"sign-in-gate\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dcr-1wj398p\">Mario Ter\u00e1n \u201csimply complied with his duty as a sergeant of the army,\u201d said retired general Gary Prado, who led the group that captured Guevara in 1967 after a months-long pursuit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1wj398p\">Speaking to Radio Compa\u00f1era, he said Ter\u00e1n had died after a long illness. He is survived by his wife and two children.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1wj398p\">Guevara, an Argentinian physician, achieved mythic status as a leading figure in the Cuban revolution that won power in 1959 under Fidel Castro by toppling the dictator Fulgencio Batista.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1wj398p\">After serving as a senior official in Cuba\u2019s government for several years, he set off to try to lead other insurrections \u2013 with far less success \u2013 in Africa and then in South America.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1wj398p\">His small band was finally tracked down by Bolivian soldiers in 1967.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1wj398p\">Ter\u00e1n was chosen to kill him after orders to execute the already wounded Guevara, then 39, arrived from the capital.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1wj398p\">\u201cIt was the worst moment of my life,\u201d he told reporters later. \u201cI saw Che large, very large. His eyes shone intensely. I felt him coming over me and when he fixed his gaze on me, it made me dizzy &#8230;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"c126a03d-a966-4c5d-94d8-76751a397e91\" data-spacefinder-component=\"rich-link\" data-spacefinder-role=\"richLink\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-1mfia18\">\n<div data-print-layout=\"hide\" data-link-name=\"rich-link-9 | 9\" data-component=\"rich-link\" data-name=\"\" class=\"dcr-f2ug42\">\n<div class=\"dcr-s7oxzu\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/1967\/oct\/10\/cuba.fromthearchive\" class=\"dcr-g65o95\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-noynp9\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"dcr-1d91meq\">\n<div class=\"dcr-m4qltb\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1gqsble\">US Intelligence agent in at Che Guevara\u2019s death<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dcr-1a318iq\">\n<div class=\"dcr-dobi02\">Read more<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-1wj398p\">\u201c\u2018Calm yourself,\u2019 he told me, \u2018and aim well! You are going to kill a man!\u2019 Then I took a step back toward the door, close my eyes and fired.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1wj398p\">Guevara\u2019s biographers said his first shots missed Guevara\u2019s chest, but eventually hit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"slot-body-end\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"dcr-1038kzh\"><\/div>\n<div data-print-layout=\"hide\" class=\"dcr-1k32900\"><span class=\"dcr-12ae8vg\">Topics<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-lwa3gj\">\n<ul class=\"dcr-1r2wmvc\">\n<li class=\"dcr-1231g41\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/che-guevara\" class=\"dcr-dlavgv\">Che Guevara<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"dcr-1r2wmvc\">\n<li class=\"dcr-cv9v52\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/bolivia\" class=\"dcr-dlavgv\">Bolivia<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-cv9v52\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/cuba\" class=\"dcr-dlavgv\">Cuba<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-cv9v52\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/argentina\" class=\"dcr-dlavgv\">Argentina<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-bd6g3a\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/tone\/news\" class=\"dcr-dlavgv\">news<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dcr-1eoy87d\">\n<ul class=\"dcr-1n0u3w8\">\n<li class=\"dcr-i43ppq\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dialog\/share?app_id=180444840287&#038;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fworld%2F2022%2Fmar%2F10%2Fbolivian-soldier-killed-ernesto-che-guevara-dies&#038;CMP=share_btn_fb\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Share on Facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\"><span class=\"dcr-16q3bbb\"><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-i43ppq\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Bolivian%20soldier%20who%20killed%20Che%20Guevara%20dies%20at%20age%2080&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fworld%2F2022%2Fmar%2F10%2Fbolivian-soldier-killed-ernesto-che-guevara-dies&#038;CMP=share_btn_tw\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Share on Twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\"><span class=\"dcr-16q3bbb\"><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-i43ppq\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Bolivian%20soldier%20who%20killed%20Che%20Guevara%20dies%20at%20age%2080&#038;body=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fworld%2F2022%2Fmar%2F10%2Fbolivian-soldier-killed-ernesto-che-guevara-dies&#038;CMP=share_btn_link\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Share via Email\" target=\"_blank\" data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"dcr-16q3bbb\"><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-i43ppq\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?title=Bolivian%20soldier%20who%20killed%20Che%20Guevara%20dies%20at%20age%2080&#038;mini=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fworld%2F2022%2Fmar%2F10%2Fbolivian-soldier-killed-ernesto-che-guevara-dies\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Share on LinkedIn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\"><span class=\"dcr-16q3bbb\"><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-1y49m2s\"><span class=\"dcr-i7y23i\"><a href=\"\/\/send?text=%22Bolivian%20soldier%20who%20killed%20Che%20Guevara%20dies%20at%20age%2080%22%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fworld%2F2022%2Fmar%2F10%2Fbolivian-soldier-killed-ernesto-che-guevara-dies&#038;CMP=share_btn_wa\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Share on WhatsApp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\"><span class=\"dcr-16q3bbb\"><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-1y49m2s\"><span class=\"dcr-i7y23i\"><a href=\"denied:fb-messenger:\/\/share?link=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fworld%2F2022%2Fmar%2F10%2Fbolivian-soldier-killed-ernesto-che-guevara-dies&#038;app_id=180444840287&#038;CMP=share_btn_me\" role=\"button\">&#8221; target=&#8221;_blank&#8221; rel=&#8221;noreferrer&#8221; data-ignore=&#8221;global-link-styling&#8221;><span class=\"dcr-16q3bbb\"><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"dcr-1jksdif\"><a data-link-name=\"meta-syndication-article\" href=\"https:\/\/syndication.theguardian.com\/automation\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fworld%2F2022%2Fmar%2F10%2Fbolivian-soldier-killed-ernesto-che-guevara-dies&#038;type=article&#038;internalpagecode=world\/2022\/mar\/10\/bolivian-soldier-killed-ernesto-che-guevara-dies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Reuse this content\" class=\"dcr-oewcpr\">Reuse this content<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-gu-name=\"right-column\" class=\"dcr-1mmek2x\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1l8oq0d\">\n<section class=\"dcr-14aht0\">\n<div id=\"top-right-ad-slot\" class=\"dcr-9aekbr\">\n<div id=\"dfp-ad--right\" class=\"js-ad-slot ad-slot ad-slot--right ad-slot--mpu-banner-ad ad-slot--rendered js-sticky-mpu dcr-1yci3g4\" data-link-name=\"ad slot right\" data-name=\"right\" data-mobile=\"1,1|2,2|300,250|300,274|300,600|fluid\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bolivian soldier who killed Che Guevara dies at age 80Mario Ter\u00e1n pulled the trigger to execute famed revolutionary guerrilla: \u2018It was the worst moment<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1371877","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1371877","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1371877"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1371877\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1371877"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1371877"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1371877"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}