 To a certain extent , this belief by Guevara of a metaphorical resurrection came true . While pictures of the dead Guevara were being circulated and the circumstances of his death were being debated , Che 's legend began to spread . Demonstrations in protest against his " assassination " occurred throughout the world , and articles , tributes , and poems were written about his life and death . Rallies in support of Guevara were held from " Mexico to Santiago , Algiers to Angola , and Cairo to Calcutta . " The population of Budapest and Prague lit candles to honor Guevara 's passing ; and the picture of a smiling Che appeared in London and Paris . When a few months later riots broke out in Berlin , France , and Chicago , and the unrest spread to the American college campuses , young men and women wore Che Guevara T @-@ shirts and carried his pictures during their protest marches . In the view of military historian Erik <unk> : " In those heady months of 1968 , Che Guevara was not dead . He was very much alive . " 
