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Che Photographer Freddy Alborta Dies

HeadlineAug 19, 2005

And finally, Bolivian photographer Freddy Alborta, famous for his image of revolutionary Ernesto “Che” Guevara lying dead, has died in La Paz. He passed away on Wednesday at the age of 73. In 1967, Alborta was one of a group of journalists allowed to view Guevara’s body after he was captured and executed by CIA backed forces. The picture of the leftist guerrilla, with his eyes open and surrounded by soldiers, was first published in a Bolivian newspaper and then transmitted by newswire around the world as proof Che was dead.

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