Bolivian campaign of Che Guevara

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Cold War event armed conflict guerrilla campaign

The Bolivian campaign of Che Guevara was the final guerrilla effort led by Argentine revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara in Bolivia in 1966–1967, culminating in his capture and execution and becoming a symbol of both revolutionary struggle and martyrdom.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
Bolivian campaign of Che Guevara canonical	3
Bolivian guerrilla campaign of 1966–1967	2
Bolivian campaign against Che Guevara	1
Bolivian campaign against Che Guevara (1966–1967)	1
Bolivian insurgency	1
Bolivian insurgency of Che Guevara	1
Che Guevara historical route in Bolivia	1
Che Guevara insurgency in Bolivia	1
Che Guevara tourism circuit in Bolivia	1
Che Guevara's Bolivian campaign	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1086454 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Bolivian campaign of Che Guevara
Context triple: [Che! (1969 film), portrays, Bolivian campaign of Che Guevara]

A. Expedition of the Liberating Army of Peru
The Expedition of the Liberating Army of Peru was a major military campaign led primarily by Argentine and Chilean forces under José de San Martín that aimed to free Peru from Spanish colonial rule during the broader Latin American wars of independence.
B. Paraguayan campaign
The Paraguayan campaign was an early military expedition by revolutionary forces from the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata aimed at bringing Paraguay into the independence movement during the Argentine War of Independence.
C. Third Upper Peru campaign
The Third Upper Peru campaign was a major Argentine military expedition during the War of Independence aimed at liberating the Upper Peru region (modern-day Bolivia) from Spanish royalist control.
D. Bolivian War of Independence
The Bolivian War of Independence was an early 19th-century struggle in Upper Peru that led to the end of Spanish colonial rule and the creation of the Republic of Bolivia.
E. First Upper Peru campaign
The First Upper Peru campaign was an early military expedition by revolutionary forces from the Río de la Plata to liberate the Upper Peru region (modern Bolivia) from Spanish royalist control during the Argentine War of Independence.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Bolivian campaign of Che Guevara
Target entity description: The Bolivian campaign of Che Guevara was the final guerrilla effort led by Argentine revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara in Bolivia in 1966–1967, culminating in his capture and execution and becoming a symbol of both revolutionary struggle and martyrdom.

A. Expedition of the Liberating Army of Peru
The Expedition of the Liberating Army of Peru was a major military campaign led primarily by Argentine and Chilean forces under José de San Martín that aimed to free Peru from Spanish colonial rule during the broader Latin American wars of independence.
B. Paraguayan campaign
The Paraguayan campaign was an early military expedition by revolutionary forces from the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata aimed at bringing Paraguay into the independence movement during the Argentine War of Independence.
C. Third Upper Peru campaign
The Third Upper Peru campaign was a major Argentine military expedition during the War of Independence aimed at liberating the Upper Peru region (modern-day Bolivia) from Spanish royalist control.
D. Bolivian War of Independence
The Bolivian War of Independence was an early 19th-century struggle in Upper Peru that led to the end of Spanish colonial rule and the creation of the Republic of Bolivia.
E. First Upper Peru campaign
The First Upper Peru campaign was an early military expedition by revolutionary forces from the Río de la Plata to liberate the Upper Peru region (modern Bolivia) from Spanish royalist control during the Argentine War of Independence.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Cold War event ⓘ armed conflict ⓘ guerrilla campaign ⓘ
aim	to ignite a continental revolution in Latin America ⓘ
characterizedBy	isolation from urban leftist movements ⓘ lack of local peasant support ⓘ logistical difficulties ⓘ
commandStructure	Ejército de Liberación Nacional de Bolivia ⓘ
country	Bolivia ⓘ
documentedIn	Che Guevara's Bolivian Diary ⓘ linked to: The Bolivian Diary of Ernesto Che Guevara
endDate	1967 ⓘ
hasAftermath	intensified repression of leftist movements in Bolivia ⓘ strengthening of Bolivian military regime ⓘ
hasCasualties	death of most members of Che Guevara's guerrilla foco ⓘ
hasCommander	Che Guevara ⓘ Inti Peredo ⓘ Juan Pablo Chang Navarro ⓘ
hasEffect	increased international notoriety of Che Guevara ⓘ transformation of Che Guevara into a symbol of revolutionary martyrdom ⓘ
hasHistoricalInterpretation	seen as a failed attempt to export the Cuban Revolution model ⓘ viewed as a key episode in the mythologization of Che Guevara ⓘ
ideology	Guevarism ⓘ Marxism–Leninism ⓘ
inspiredWork	The Bolivian Diary of Ernesto Che Guevara ⓘ
leader	Che Guevara ⓘ
location	Santa Cruz Department ⓘ Ñancahuazú region ⓘ
memorializedBy	annual commemorations by leftist organizations ⓘ monuments in Vallegrande ⓘ
notableEvent	Battle of Quebrada del Yuro ⓘ ambush at Vado del Yeso ⓘ capture of Che Guevara on 8 October 1967 ⓘ execution of Che Guevara on 9 October 1967 ⓘ
opponent	Bolivian Armed Forces ⓘ United States Central Intelligence Agency ⓘ linked to: Central Intelligence Agency
opposedBy	President René Barrientos Ortuño ⓘ
partOf	Cold War in Latin America ⓘ linked to: Cold War Latin American revolutionary movements ⓘ
relatedTo	Cuban Revolution ⓘ Latin American guerrilla movements of the 1960s ⓘ foco theory ⓘ
result	capture and execution of Che Guevara ⓘ defeat of the guerrilla movement ⓘ
startDate	1966 ⓘ
supportedBy	Bolivian Communist Party dissidents ⓘ Cuban government ⓘ
usesTactic	foco theory of revolution ⓘ rural guerrilla warfare ⓘ

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