Che Guevara's coffin arrived in Cuba from Bolivia on July 12, 1997, after his remains were found on Vallegrande

Havana, Oct 18 (RHC) Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Monday commemorated the 25th anniversary of the arrival of the remains of Argentine-Cuban revolutionary Ernesto Che Guevara to the central city of Santa Clara.

On October 14, 1997, the remains of Guevara and six other comrades were transferred to Santa Clara, the capital of Villa Clara province in the center of the country.

The ossuaries of the Argentine-Cuban commander were placed in the “Sala Caturla” of the José Martí provincial library, where thousands of people paraded in front of it until October 17, when they were taken to the Che Guevara memorial, in the early hours.

Che Guevara's coffin arrived in Cuba from Bolivia on July 12, 1997, after his remains were found on the Vallegrande runway. (Source/PL)