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Jun 21, 2024 · Fulgencio Batista, 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.
- Tania Bruguera
Tania Bruguera (born July 18, 1968, Havana, Cuba) is a Cuban...
- Gerardo Machado Y Morales
Gerardo Machado y Morales (born Sept. 29, 1871, Camajuaní,...
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Fulgencio Batista y Zaldívar was born in Banes, Cuba, on...
- Cuban Revolution
Cuban Revolution, armed uprising in Cuba that overthrew the...
- Fidel Castro, Batista, Uprising
Cuban Revolution - Fidel Castro, Batista, Uprising: Hundreds...
- Tania Bruguera
Jun 14, 2024 · Cuban Revolution, armed uprising in Cuba that overthrew the government of Fulgencio Batista on January 1, 1959. The revolution had as its genesis a failed assault on the Santiago de Cuba army barracks on July 26, 1953. That attack’s leader, Fidel Castro, went on to rule Cuba from 1959 to 2008.
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Jun 14, 2024 · Cuban Revolution - Fidel Castro, Batista, Uprising: Hundreds of people linked to the Batista government were put to death by revolutionary courts. For financing, Castro turned to expropriation, forced lending, heavier taxation, exchange control, and confiscation of foreign assets.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
5 days ago · Formally elected president in 1940, Batista governed Cuba for four years before being defeated for reelection in 1944. After his defeat, Batista left Cuba for the United States but returned in 1949 when circumstances seemed ripe for him to regain power.
Jun 29, 2024 · A medida que comencé a descubrir sus historias, la tarea de escribir una biografía del dictador cubano Fulgencio Batista, derrocado por la Revolución Cubana en 1959, se volvió más desafiante. Esta nota de investigación versa sobre los esfuerzos de un historiador por navegar por la confluencia de la historia, la familia y las amistades inesperadas.
1 day ago · U.S. Embassy staff members were shaking off their New Year’s Eve hangovers early on Jan. 1, 1959, when Cuba’s strongman president, Fulgencio Batista, fled the country as Castro’s forces ...
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3 days ago · The Cuban Revolution (Spanish: Revolución cubana) was the military and political effort to overthrow Fulgencio Batista's dictatorship which reigned as the government of Cuba between 1952 and 1959.
