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The Ñancahuazú Guerrilla or Ejército de Liberación Nacional de Bolivia ( National Liberation Army of Bolivia; ELN) was a group of mainly Bolivian and Cuban guerrillas led by the guerrilla leader Che Guevara which was active in the Cordillera Province of Bolivia from 1966 to 1967.
- 3 November 1966 – 9 October 1967, (11 months and 6 days)
- Bolivia
- Bolivian government victory, Che Guevara executed
The Guerrilla of Ñancahuzú [1] was a war that took place between November 3, 1966 and October 9, 1967 in Bolivia, in the department of Santa Cruz. This conflict was between the Bolivian National Liberation Army, led by Ernesto Gevara and supported by Cuba and the Soviet Union, against the Bolivian army, supported by the United States .
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Map of Bolivia. The square indicates the area of Che Guevara's guerrilla actions in 1966–1967. His actions and those of his guerrilla group in 1966 and 1967 were centred on a farm acquired on the River Ñancahuazú, a seasonal mountain river, flowing directly into the Rio Grande.
Simeon Cuba Sarabia ( Willy ), ca. 1967. Simeón Cuba Sarabia (15 January 1935 – 9 October 1967), also known as Willy, was a member of the Ñancahuazú guerrilla column led by Che Guevara in Bolivia.
May 21, 2017 · The Ñancahuazú Guerrilla, or Ejército de Liberación Nacional de Bolivia (ELN), was a guerrilla group with members mostly from Cuba and Bolivia. Led by Che Guevara, the group was active between 1966 and 1967, in the Bolivian province of Cordillera. The aim of the guerrilla was to overthrow the Bolivian military government of President René ...
Mar 25, 2017 · Fifty years ago Che helped create the guerrilla army also known as the “Ñancahuazú Guerrilla” and led them to their first victory in the town of Camiri. The National Liberation Army successfully ambushed 35 soldiers from the U.S.-backed Bolivian Army.
Che’s Final Adventure: The Ñancahuazú Guerrilla in Bolivia, 1967 is a detailed military history of the final campaign of Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara, as he commanded the Bolivian National Liberation Army in a doomed campaign against the US-backed military regime headed by Air Force General René Barrientos.
