Che Gue ‧ va ‧ ra /ˌtʃeɪ ɡəˈvɑːrə/ BrE AmE
(1926–67) a Marxist military leader, born in Argentina, who developed the method of fighting known as ↑ guerrilla warfare. He helped Fidel Castro gain control of Cuba in 1959. Later he left Cuba and fought in other revolutions, until he was caught by the Bolivian army and killed. After his death, Che Guevara became a ↑ hero for people with strong ↑ left-wing views, and there is a famous ↑ poster of him (=a large printed picture) which many people, especially students, used to put on their walls.