Fidel Castro: ‘Che’s ideas are absolutely relevant today’
Vol. 88/No. 10 - March 11, 2024![Havana, November 1961. Che Guevara, minister of industry, gives “Territory Free of Illiteracy” banner to workers at paint factory. “We’re not trying to set a world record,” he said. “We’re teaching people to read and write so you can learn other things, and combine study and work.”](https://themilitant.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Che-Literacy-Campaign-8810-300x210.jpg)
The following excerpts are from the speech by Fidel Castro on Oct. 8, 1987, at the main ceremony marking the 20th anniversary of the death of Ernesto Che Guevara, held at the newly completed electronic components factory in Pinar del…