Haydée Tamara Bunke Bider (November 19, 1937 – August 31, 1967) was an Argentine-born East German revolutionary known for her involvement in feminism, leftist politics, and liberation movements.

Bunke was recruited for Bolivian Campaign, Che Guevara's guerrilla expedition in Bolivia aimed at sparking revolution across Latin America.

[4] Shortly thereafter, they became members of the Communist Party of Argentina, ensuring that Tamara and her brother Olaf would both grow up in a Marxist-Leninist political atmosphere.

Their family home in Buenos Aires was often used for meetings, helping communist refugees, hiding publications and occasionally stashing weapons.

[7] Bunke commenced her studies in philosophy[8] or political science,[5] depending on the source, at Humboldt University in East Berlin, where she distinguished herself due to her linguistic skills; she was fluent in English, Spanish, French and German.

[5][8] Bunke soon began working as a translator of several Latin American leaders during their visits to East Germany, particularly those associated with the FGY's International Relations Department.

Tamara also joined the People's Defense Militia and collaborated with various Latin American individuals who sought solidarity with their struggles, including Nicaraguan revolutionary Carlos Fonseca.

[14] In October 1964, Tamara Bunke, using the alias Laura Gutiérrez Bauer, arrived in Bolivia as an undercover agent in Che Guevara's final revolutionary campaign.

[8] Posing as a right-wing Argentine folklore expert, Bunke quickly gained access to high society in La Paz.

[12][15] She befriended high-ranking officials, including General Alfredo Ovando Candía, head of the Bolivian Army, and ultimately won the admiration of President René Barrientos, even accompanying him on a holiday to Peru.

However, her frequent cross-border travels to secure resources and accommodations for the incoming fighters raised suspicions and gradually put her cover at risk.

Days later, Guevara handed Bunke an M-1 rifle, formally enlisting her in the guerrilla column led by Cuban commander Juan Vitalio Acuña Núñez.

In one of her journeys to the Ñancahuazú base, Bunke left her jeep parked at a safe house, where a captured Bolivian communist later revealed its location to authorities.

On April 17, a detachment led by Juan Vitalio Acuña Núñez departed from the main guerrilla force due to injuries and illness, which included Tania.

[21] On September 7, when her death was announced over the radio, Guevara, still struggling through the jungles close by, refused to believe the news; suspecting it was army propaganda to demoralize him.

[12][24] Additionally, in 2003, Bunke’s mother, Nadia, successfully had the book Tania, the Woman Che Guevara Loved by José A. Friedl removed from sale in Germany, as German courts deemed the allegations defamatory.

[8][12] Following Bunke's death, the media swiftly sought to reduce her to merely Che Guevara's romantic partner, thus diminishing her contributions to the Bolivian Campaign.