Che's critique of the Organization of American States: from Punta del Este (1961) to Bolivia (2019)

Che's revolutionary solidarity championed the Spirit of Bolivar and Marti across the Latin American Community. Underlying this solidarism was a fervent belief in the potential for an emancipated regional Americas freed of neo-imperialist control. Yet, Che saw this possibility thwarted by the re...

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Published inGlobalizations Vol. 20; no. 8; pp. 1508 - 1527
Main Authors Brincat, Shannon, Cáceres, Juan Z. N.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Routledge 17.11.2023
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Bolivian Coup
Che Guevara
Dominance
Hegemony
imperialism
Latin American cultural groups
Marxism
Organization of American States
Punta del Este
Regional organizations
Regions
Speeches
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Summary:Che's revolutionary solidarity championed the Spirit of Bolivar and Marti across the Latin American Community. Underlying this solidarism was a fervent belief in the potential for an emancipated regional Americas freed of neo-imperialist control. Yet, Che saw this possibility thwarted by the regional hegemony of the US government and its dominance of regional organizations through which it was able to intervene economically and even militarily across its southern neighbours. In this article, we explore Che's critique of the US' dominance of the Organization of American States (OAS) and how this has distorted regional integration in the Latin American Community by focusing on his famous speeches at Punta del Este at the Alliance for Progress (AFP) conference in 1961. We argue that Che's critique remains relevant for analysing regional integration today by highlighting the role of the OAS and its intervention in the Bolivian coup of 2019.
ISSN:1474-7731
1474-774X
DOI:10.1080/14747731.2023.2243750