Fulgencio Batista
Historical Figure

Fulgencio Batista

President of Cuba (1940–1944; 1952–1959)

About Fulgencio Batista

Fulgencio Batista y Zaldívar was a Cuban military officer, political leader, and dictator who played a dominant role in Cuban politics from his initial rise to power in the 1930s until his overthrow in the Cuban Revolution in 1959. He served as president of Cuba from 1940 to 1944, and again from 1952 to his 1959 resignation.Wikipedia ↗

Associated Events

Revolution1953 CE – 1959 CE

Cuban Revolution

Fidel Castro led a guerrilla campaign from the Sierra Maestra mountains that overthrew the US-backed Batista dictatorship on January 1, 1959, establishing a socialist state 90 miles from Florida.