Mario Monje
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Mario Monje Molina (29 March 1929 – 15 January 2019) was a Bolivian politician, founder Secretary-General of the Communist Party of Bolivia (Partido Comunista Boliviano, PCB).[1] When the party split into a pro-Soviet and a pro-Beijing wing in 1964, he became the leader of the pro-Soviet wing. He agreed to help Ernesto 'Che' Guevara incite a revolution in Bolivia in 1966, but later changed his mind. Aleida March (Che's widow) blames Monje for the death of her husband.[2]
Monje Molina died on January 15, 2019 of pneumonia in Moscow.
In popular culture[]
Monje Molina was portrayed by actor Lou Diamond Phillips in the 2008 film Che: Part Two.
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Categories:
- 1929 births
- 2019 deaths
- Communist Party of Bolivia politicians
- Bolivian communists
- People from La Paz
- Bolivian politician stubs