Fulgencio Batista
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- | The '''Cuban Revolution''' (1953–1959) was an armed revolt conducted by [[Fidel Castro]]'s [[26th of July Movement]] and its allies against the government of [[Cuba]]n [[President of Cuba|President]] [[Fulgencio Batista]]. The revolution began in July 1953, and finally ousted Batista on 1 January 1959, replacing his government with a revolutionary [[socialist state]]. The Movement organisation later reformed along [[communist]] lines, becoming the [[Communist Party of Cuba|Communist Party]] in October 1965. | ||
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- | *[[Communist revolution]] | ||
- | *[[History of Cuba]] | ||
- | *[[Latin American revolutions]] | ||
+ | '''Fulgencio Batista y Zaldívar''' (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 its U.S.-backed [[military dictator]] from 1952 to 1959, before being overthrown during the [[Cuban Revolution]]. Batista initially rose to power as part of the [[Sergeants' Revolt|1933 Revolt of the Sergeants]], which overthrew the provisional government of [[Carlos Manuel de Céspedes y Quesada]]. He then appointed himself chief of the armed forces, with the rank of [[colonel]], and effectively controlled the [[Pentarchy of 1933|five-member "pentarchy"]] that functioned as the collective head of state. He maintained this control through a string of puppet presidents until 1940, when he was himself elected President of Cuba on a [[populism|populist]] platform. | ||
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Fulgencio Batista y Zaldívar (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 its U.S.-backed military dictator from 1952 to 1959, before being overthrown during the Cuban Revolution. Batista initially rose to power as part of the 1933 Revolt of the Sergeants, which overthrew the provisional government of Carlos Manuel de Céspedes y Quesada. He then appointed himself chief of the armed forces, with the rank of colonel, and effectively controlled the five-member "pentarchy" that functioned as the collective head of state. He maintained this control through a string of puppet presidents until 1940, when he was himself elected President of Cuba on a populist platform.