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    Fulgencio Batista

    President of Cuba, 1940–1944; dictator, 1952-1959

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  1. www.britannica.com › biography › Fulgencio-BatistaFulgencio Batista | Dictatorship, Coup, & Facts | Britannica

    Fulgencio Batista (born January 16, 1901, Banes, Cuba—died August 6, 1973, Marbella, Spain) was a soldier and political leader who twice ruled Cuba —first in 1933–44 with an efficient government and again in 1952–59 as a dictator, jailing his opponents, using terrorist methods, and making fortunes for himself and his associates.

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    Fulgencio Batista y Zaldívar [a] [b] (born Rubén Zaldívar; [2] January 16, 1901 – August 6, 1973) was a Cuban military officer and politician who served as the elected president of Cuba from 1940 to 1944 and as a military dictator from 1952 until his overthrow in the Cuban Revolution in 1958. Batista initially rose to power as part of the ...

  4. www.pbs.org › castro-fulgencio-batista-1901-1973Fulgencio Batista (1901-1973) | American Experience | PBS

    Fulgencio Batista Zaldívar was born in Cuba's Oriente province on January 16, 1901, in Banes, only miles away from the Castro family plantation, Las Manacas. A mulatto of humble origins, he ...

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  6. www.thoughtco.com › biography-of-fulgencio-batistaBiography of Fulgencio Batista, Cuban President and Dictator

    Aug 19, 2019 · Learn about the life and career of Fulgencio Batista, who ruled Cuba twice as a military leader and was overthrown by Fidel Castro. Find out his fast facts, early life, military service, political rise and fall, and exile.

  7. historylearning.com › coldwar › fulgencio-batistaFulgencio Batista - History Learning

    Fulgencio Batista. Fulgencio Batista was a Cuban politician who ruled as a dictator from 1952-1959. He was toppled during the Cuban Revolution of 1959. Batista was born on 16 January 1901 in Oriente province, Cuba, into a poor family. Batista joined the army in 1921. By 1933 he had been promoted to the rank of sergeant stenographer.

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  8. www.historylearningsite.co.uk › fulgencio-batistaFulgencio Batista - History Learning Site

    May 25, 2015 · The History Learning Site, 25 May 2015. 4 Jun 2024. Fulgencio Batista was the Cuban right-wing dictator overthrown by communists led by Fidel Castro. Despite support for Batista from America during his rule, nothing was done by the superpower to stop his fall from power. Batista was born on January 16th 1901 in Oriente province in Cuba.

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    May 14, 2018 · Batista y Zaldívar, Fulgencio (1901–73) Cuban political leader. A sergeant in the army, he led a successful coup in 1933, and then ruled through a succession of puppet presidents. In 1940 he became president. In 1944 Batista retired and moved to Florida, but in 1952 a military coup returned him to power. In 1959 he was overthrown by Fidel ...

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