Ireland puts Che Guevara on a stamp?

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An Post issue commemorative €1 Che Guevara stamps on the 50th anniversary of his death

Prominent Cuban-American radio host calls on An Post to explain its decision
about 12 hours ago Updated: about 6 hours ago, Vivienne Clarke, Fiach Kelly, Ronan McGreevy

A prominent Cuban-American radio host is calling on An Post to explain why it decided to put Che Guevara on a stamp.

Ninoska Perez Castellón, a prominent member of the Cuban exile community in Miami, told RTÉ’s Morning Ireland that people have been complaining that Ireland would “celebrate a man who slaughtered so many people.”

The €1 stamp features a famous image of Guevara, a leading figure in the Cuban revolution, by Dublin artist Jim Fitzpatrick.

Born in Argentina, Guevara helped Fidel Castro overthrow the US-backed dictator Fulgencio Batista.

His father was Ernesto Guevara Lynch, a civil engineer of Irish descent.

A quote from Ernesto, “in my son’s veins flowed the blood of Irish rebels”, features on a cover envelope to accompany the stamp.

Ms Perez Castellón said it did not matter that the stamp was an iconic artistic image, it represented “a man who went to Cuba to kill and failed in everything he did.”

Ms Perez Castellón added that there were many families in south Florida whose fathers had been killed by Che Guevara.

His profile was a “propaganda myth created by communism”, she said.
‘Terrible’ decision

When it was pointed out to her that American president Andrew Jackson’s image is used on the $20 bill and he had a controversial history, she replied that he had not been a terrorist.


https://www.irishtimes.com/news/irel...tamp-1.3249319