His face is recognized all over the world _ the young medical student who became a revolutionary icon. But was Che Guevara a heroic champion of the poor, or a ruthless warlord who left a legacy of repression? Alex Gendler puts this...

One of the Cold War’s only violent actions, the Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba in 1961 proved to be a humiliating defeat for the U.S. government.

Operation Pedro Pan saw more than 14,000 children escape Communist Cuba for a new life in the United States. But for many, their troubles were only just starting.

America imposed a full trade embargo against Cuba 55 years ago, in an attempt to crack Fidel Castro's Communist regime. Antonio José Ponte, an exiled Cuban writer, and Aleida Guevara, the daughter of Che Guevara, reveal how the embargo...

The United States has long had and complicated relationship with Cuba. The successful Cuban revolution that took place between 1953 and 1959 was an unprecedented victory for the growing socialist movement in Latin America, which arose in...

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Armored Train Derailment Monument in Santa Clara,Cuba

Armoured Train Derailment Monument in Santa Clara, Cuba

Ernesto Che Guevara Memorial Plaza in Santa Clara,Cuba

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Tear gas, dogs and cavalry are used against students who are occupying La Plata University

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Young "Che Guevara" style revolutionaries in court on subversion charges in Colombo

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Kahlil Mendez at the 'Che' premiere at Los Angeles CA. (Footage by WireImage Video/GettyImages)

Cuba tourism: Che Guevara Monument in Santa Clara,Cuba

NEWS CAPSULE: Che - New York Premiere, New York, NY 10/07/08 (Footage by WireImage Video/GettyImages)

INTERVIEW: Vinessa Shaw on her film, 'Two Lovers' at the 'Che' premiere at Los Angeles CA. (Footage by WireImage Video/GettyImages)

INTERVIEW: Steven Soderbergh, Director,on the film screening in Los Angeles, the public's interest in Che Guevara at the 'Che' premiere at Los Angeles CA. (Footage by WireImage Video/GettyImages)

Mark Hartley at the 'Che' premiere at Los Angeles CA. (Footage by WireImage Video/GettyImages)

Joaquin Phoenix at the 'Che' premiere at Los Angeles CA. (Footage by WireImage Video/GettyImages)

Peter Buchman at the 'Che' premiere at Los Angeles CA. (Footage by WireImage Video/GettyImages)

INTERVIEW: Lou Diamond Phillips on being part of this cinematic event, his role in the film at the 'Che' premiere at Los Angeles CA. (Footage by WireImage Video/GettyImages)

INTERVIEW: Julia Ormond on being in this film, her role, how she prepared at the 'Che' premiere at Los Angeles CA. (Footage by WireImage Video/GettyImages)

Joaquin Phoenix at the 'Che' premiere at Los Angeles CA. (Footage by WireImage Video/GettyImages)