Patrick Goldman
On October 18, 1967, the American Embassy in La Paz, Bolivia, confirmed the death of the infamous Communist revolutionary, Ernesto “Che” Guevara, following a firefight with Green Beret-trained Bolivian soldiers in the Bolivian mountains. Following his death, Che Guevara’s fame lived on as a figurehead and representation of the Communist struggle against Western capitalism and the rights of the rural peasant. From posters in college dorm rooms to quotations in impassioned speeches, Guevara’s legacy has lived on in the decades following his death. However, Guevara’s legacy ultimately lies within his seminal work, Guerrilla Warfare, where he lays out the fine details and theories of conducting an insurgency.
Guevara’s theories are heavily influenced by the teachings and principles of Mao Tse-Tung and steeped in Communist ideology. This article explores Guevara’s relationship with Mao to better understand his intellectual foundations and explain his modern application. Using the present civil war in Myanmar as a case study, this article argues that Guevara’s core principles of guerrilla warfare maintain their relevance in modern insurgencies.
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