Congo Diary: The Story of Che Guevara's "Lost" Year in Africa

The story of Che Guevara’s year in Africa

Che Guevara’s intriguing account of the revolutionary war in the Congo, filling in the missing chapter in his life. Prior to his fateful mission to Bolivia, in 1965 Che led a secret Cuban force that went to aid the African national liberation movement against the Belgian colonialists.

Now thoroughly revised by Che’s widow Aleida March, this diary remained unpublished for decades because of its controversial content, but, like his other diaries, reveals Che’s great literary gift, his razor-sharp intellect, his dry wit and brutal honesty.

“Che Guevara's feats in our continent were of such magnitude that no prison or censorship could hide them from us. His life is an inspiration for every human being who loves freedom.” —Nelson Mandela

“Che Guevara, at the prime of his life and the height of his fame, went off to fight in the Congo. In that fleeting, anonymous passage through Africa, Che Guevara was to sow a seed that no one will destroy.”—Gabriel García Márquez (foreword)