Che Guevara’s Road to Death: From Algiers to His Execution
In 1965, Che Guevara challenged the economic behavior of socialist countries in a speech in Algiers. He later disappeared from public life in Cuba and joined an unsuccessful guerrilla…
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Che Guevara’s Final Words Before His Capture
Che Guevara entered Bolivia hoping that a guerrilla campaign could develop into a wider revolutionary struggle. Instead, his group faced problems of local support, communication, supplies…
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Why Opposition Leaders Stay After Electoral Defeat
Repeated electoral defeat does not always end a political career. This video compares opposition figures including Raila Odinga, Hakainde Hichilema, Ranil Wickremesinghe, Gennady Zyuganov…
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Five Political Leaders Who Shaped the Twentieth Century
Nelson Mandela, Mahatma Gandhi, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and Mustafa Kemal Atatürk confronted different political crises. This video brings them together as an editorial…
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Vladimir Putin: Political Image and the Rise to Power
Vladimir Putin became acting president of Russia on 31 December 1999, when Boris Yeltsin announced his resignation. The transfer of authority came after Putin had already risen to the…
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