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Fulgencio Batista

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Fulgencio Batista

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Also known as Fulgencio Batista y Zaldivar

President of Cuba, 1940–1944; dictator, 1952-1959 (1901-1973)

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Fulgencio Batista was a Cuban military leader who served as president during the 1940s and then ruled as a dictator in the 1950s until his overthrow in 1959. He matters because his authoritarian regime and the conditions he created were central factors leading to the Cuban Revolution and Fidel Castro's rise to power, which shaped Caribbean and Cold War history.

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Instance of
human
Given name
Fulgencio
Gender
male
Citizenship
Cuba
Place of birth
Banes
Place of death
Marbella
Position held
President of Cuba
Languages spoken
Spanish
Participant in
Cuban Revolution
Military branch
Revolutionary Army
Military rank
major general
Image
Fulgencio Batista, 1938.jpg
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Commons category
Fulgencio Batista
cause of death
myocardial infarction
date of birth
1901-01-16
date of death
1973-08-06
place of burial
San Isidro Cemetery
manner of death
natural causes
birth name
Fulgencio Batista
start of work period
1921-00-00
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CSD (1939–1944)

Liberal (1948–1949)

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