Overview
A participant's account by a Bolivian leader of Ernesto Che Guevara's 1966-67 revolutionary movement in Bolivia. The ranking survivor of that country's ELN (National Liberation Army), Rodolfo Saldana was one of the Bolivians who joined with Guevara to forge a movement to overthrow that country's military dictatorship and open the road to socialist revolution in South America. Saldana organized the ELN's support network in Bolivia's cities and mining areas.In this wide-ranging interview, Saldana tells the story of the massive working-class struggles in Bolivia in the 1950s and 1960s, struggles in which he was a direct participant. He describes the battles of the tin miners, peasants, and indigenous peoples of his country that created "fertile ground" for Guevara's revolutionary course.A unique historical document.
- | Author: Rodolfo Saldana
- | Publisher: Pathfinder
- | Publication Date: Jan 01, 2001
- | Number of Pages: 106 pages
- | Binding: Paperback or Softback
- | ISBN-10: 0873489233
- | ISBN-13: 9780873489232
