--- description: President Barack Obama sparked outrage among some social media users when he was photographed in front of a mural of Che Guevara in Cuba. title: Obama Sparks Fury Over Photo in Front of Che Guevara Mural in Cuba image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6d292bc1cb0ab028/69888bd90b72e354c26e89d6/obama-cuba-che-guevara.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Cuba](/tag/cuba/) ## Cuba Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Obama Sparks Fury Over Photo in Front of Che Guevara Mural in Cuba  by [Melissa Chan](/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 21, 2016 7:26 PM CUT  President Barack Obama stands with Salvador Sanchez Mesa, Vice President of the Council of Ministry, as they take part in a wreath laying ceremony at the Jose Marti memorial in Revolution Square on March 21, 2016 in Havana, Cuba. President Barack Obama stands with Salvador Sanchez Mesa, Vice President of the Council of Ministry, as they take part in a wreath laying ceremony at the Jose Marti memorial in Revolution Square on March 21, 2016 in Havana, Cuba.Joe Raedle—Getty Images  by [Melissa Chan](/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 21, 2016 7:26 PM CUT President Barack Obama [sparked outrage among some social media users](http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/a-disgraceobama-stands-in-front-of-che-guevara-sculpture-during-photo-op/article/2586381?custom%5Fclick=rss "undefined") on Monday when he was photographed in front of a mural of Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara in Cuba. The commander-in-chief was blasted on Twitter after he was photographed standing in front of a Cuban ministry building featuring a five-story representation of Guevara in Havana’s Revolution Square, according to the Washington _Examiner_. “Mr. President, you’re a disgrace,” one user wrote. “So, Obama couldn’t make it to Chris Kyle’s memorial service, but he will stand at attention for Che Guevara,” another chimed in. > [](https://twitter.com/benshapiro/status/711949058760245248) > [](https://twitter.com/BanCollectivism/status/711952699609055233) > [](https://twitter.com/WilliamsJon/status/711925772038975488) > [](https://twitter.com/Peter%5FOrsi/status/711933937342357505) Obama was standing with several officials while taking part in a wreath laying ceremony. He’s in Cuba for a [historic two-day visit](http://time.com/4266394/obama-cuba-castro-meeting/?xid=homepage "undefined"). Guevara, who was executed in Bolivia in 1967 for inciting a revolution, considered the U.S. his worst enemy, as [TIME once noted.](http://time.com/4055772/che-guevara-health/ "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4266498/obama-che-guevara-cuba/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4266498/obama-che-guevara-cuba/"},"headline":"Obama Sparks Fury Over Photo in Front of Che Guevara Mural in Cuba","datePublished":"2016-03-21T19:26:15.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-31T09:23:40.008Z","description":"'Mr. President, you're a disgrace'","url":"https://time.com/4266498/obama-che-guevara-cuba/","keywords":["Cuba","Cuba topic"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6d292bc1cb0ab028/69888bd90b72e354c26e89d6/obama-cuba-che-guevara.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melissa Chan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/melissa-chan/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6d292bc1cb0ab028/69888bd90b72e354c26e89d6/obama-cuba-che-guevara.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"President Obama Lays Wreath At Jose Marti Memorial","caption":"President Obama Lays Wreath At Jose Marti Memorial","creditText":"Joe Raedle—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/cuba/","name":"Cuba"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4266498/obama-che-guevara-cuba/","name":"Obama Sparks Fury Over Photo in Front of Che Guevara Mural in Cuba"}}]}] ```