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Noise or signal? Social media’s role in Bolivia’s coup
Narratives spread on social networking sites were used to justify military intervention in democratic processes
Mbeki pays tribute to Che Guevara
President Thabo Mbeki on Friday paid tribute to Argentina-born revolutionary Che Guevara, who died at the age of 39 in Bolivia forty years ago. More than anything else, Guevara’s…
Bolivians haunted by Che Guevara’s legacy 40 years on
In the land of Ernesto "Che" Guevara’s last stand, Bolivians are preparing to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the revolutionary’s death with a mixture of honour and hatred.…
Che Guevara still inspires, four decades after death
Forty years after the death of Ernesto ”Che” Guevara, the turbulent life of Cuba’s revolutionary hero continues to inspire films and books, while his stoic image and…
Castro caps all the rage in Cuba
Cuban leader Fidel Castro may have dropped out of sight, but his trademark green military cap is everywhere. Nearly 49 years after Castro’s socialist revolution, the Fidel cap is…