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SHORT CHRONICLE OF A REVOLUTIONARY1928June 14, Ernesto Guevara was born in the city of Rosario, Argentina.1932Guevaras family moved to Alta Gracia, province of Cordoba, Argentina1948Ernesto Guevara traveled around the Argentine provinces.1951celestial latitude he left for Chile and Peru with his friend Granado. Guevara lived for a short m inthe leper colony of Huambo. Then he continued his journey to Bogata and subsequently to Caracas.1953Back in Buenos Aires, he finished his studies in medicines. After that, he left for Bolivia withanother friend, Ferrer. They planned to go to Venezuela, passing through Peru and staying forsome time in Guayaquil, Ecuador. They met others Argentinians and decided to go to CentralAmerica. They travelled through Panama, Costa Rica and Guatemala. There, Guevara met HildaGadea, whom he would marry with later, in Mexico. Guevara got in touch with Peruvian exiles.1954June invasion of Guatemala against Arbenzs goverment. Guevara had to pass to Mexico,wh ere he met Cuban exiles.1955July he met Fidel Castro who told him about his plans to invade Cuba. He joined the group andstarted his military training.1956December 2 disembarked on Cubas south coast. December 18, the 12 survivors started the firstguerrilla in the Sierra Maestra.1957June Che was named commander. By the end of the year, the war in Cuba entered the decisivestage. Guevara was requested to make the journal Cuba Libre in the mountain range.1958December 29 Ches column fought its final battle and overtook Santa Clara. December 31, president Fulgencio Batista escaped to Santo Domingo.1959January 2 triumphal entrance of Che and Camilo Cienfuegos in La Habana. February Che isdeclared Cuban born. On June 2, he married Aleida March. From june till august, Che travelledthrough Africa, Asia and Yugoslavia. On October 7, Fidel Castro named him head of the IndustryDepartment in the Agrarian Reforms National Institute. On November 26, he is named presidentof the National Bank.1960Che finished his book "Guerra de guerrillas"("Guerrilla warefare"), published under theresponsibilty of the Rebel Departments Instruction Deparment. Its first edition is censored allover Latin America. On July 26, during the First Latin America Youth Congress, Che defined theCuban revolution as a marxist one. In October, he wrote "Nota para el estudio de la revolucioncubana" ("Notes for the studies about Cubas revolution"), in which he reviewed the revolutionsstages. From October 21 to Febrary 1961, he traveled to the socialist countries (in particular, toChina, Czechoslovakia and the USSR) as part of a commercial delegation.1961On February 23, he was named government minister for Industry and he quit the National Banks presidency.