Beschreibung:
Niess, Frank
Frank Niess was born 1942 in Blankenfelde near Berlin. He studied German, history and political science in Bonn and Heidelberg, gaining his MA in 1972. He currently works as an editor for the science desk of the Sudwestrundfunk radio in Heidelberg.
Che Guevara embodied the dream of a social utopia for a whole generation. Few figures have become as famous in the 20th century. A co-revolutionary of Fidel Castro, he tried to inspire revolutions in Africa. Both before and after his death his face became a ubiquitous countercultural symbol of rebellion.