Fulgencio Batista Biography

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NAME: Fulgencio Batista
OCCUPATION: Dictator, World Leader
BIRTH DATE: January 16, 1901
DEATH DATE: August 06, 1973
PLACE OF BIRTH: Banes, Cuba
PLACE OF DEATH: Marbella, Spain
Full Name: Fulgencio Batista y Zaldívar
AKA: Fulgencio Batista

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Fulgencio Batista served as president of Cuba from 1940 to 1944. He returned eight years later and ruled as a brutal dictator until 1958.

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Fulgencio Batista was born on January 16, 1901, in Banes, Cuba. He joined the army in 1921 and in September 1933, he organized a revolt that toppled the regime at the time. He was elected president in 1940. His term ended in 1944. Eight years later, Batista returned and gained power as a brutal, controlling dictator. Fidel Castro toppled his regime in 1958, and Batista lived the remainder of his life in exile. He died in Spain on August 6, 1973.