Lumumba and Guevara remind us why political enemies deserve justice
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History remembers Lumumba and Guevara as revolutionaries, but their deaths raise enduring questions about justice, sovereignty, political power and freedom.
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HISTORY is often written by those who win. Yet there are moments when the way a person dies becomes as important as the life he lived. Patrice Lumumba of Congo and Ernesto “Che” Guevara of Argentina were two such figures.
They were controversial revolutionaries, and neither should be romanticised uncritically. Both believed deeply in political change and were ready to use revolutionary struggle to achieve it.
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- Sep 13, 2026
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