Batista y Zaldívar, Fulgencio (f
lhĕn`sēō bätē`stä ē säldē`vär), 1901–73, president of Cuba (1940–44, 1952–59). An army sergeant, Batista took part in the overthrow of Gerardo Machado Machado, Gerardo (gārär`thō mächä`thō), 1871–1939, president of Cuba (1925–33).
..... Click the link for more information. in 1933 and subsequently headed the military and student junta that ousted Carlos Manuel de Céspedes Céspedes, Carlos Manuel de, 1871–1939, president of Cuba (1933), b. New York City; son of Carlos Manuel de Céspedes (1819–74). He actively participated in the Revolution of 1895 and the Spanish-American War.
..... Click the link for more information. and installed Ramón Grau San Martín Grau San Martín, Ramón (rämōn` grou sän märtēn`)
..... Click the link for more information. . Made chief of staff of the army, he increased its size and power and soon became de facto ruler, launching a three-year plan of economic and social rehabilitation. In 1940, with centrist support, he was elected president and sponsored several reforms that spurred economic growth. After being defeated in 1944, however, he left for the United States. He returned to Cuba in 1949, and in 1952 he seized power through a coup. His second term as president was marked by brutal repression, which led to several uprisings, notably that of Fidel Castro Castro, Fidel (Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz) (fēdĕl` käs`trō)
..... Click the link for more information. . Pressed by the rebels and after a mock election (1958) had failed to calm the populace, Batista fled Cuba (Jan., 1959) for the Dominican Republic and thence to Portugal and Madeira. He died in Spain.
lhĕn`sēō bätē`stä ē säldē`vär), 1901–73, president of Cuba (1940–44, 1952–59). An army sergeant, Batista took part in the overthrow of Gerardo Machado Machado, Gerardo (gārär`thō mächä`thō), 1871–1939, president of Cuba (1925–33)...... Click the link for more information. in 1933 and subsequently headed the military and student junta that ousted Carlos Manuel de Céspedes Céspedes, Carlos Manuel de, 1871–1939, president of Cuba (1933), b. New York City; son of Carlos Manuel de Céspedes (1819–74). He actively participated in the Revolution of 1895 and the Spanish-American War.
..... Click the link for more information. and installed Ramón Grau San Martín Grau San Martín, Ramón (rämōn` grou sän märtēn`)
..... Click the link for more information. . Made chief of staff of the army, he increased its size and power and soon became de facto ruler, launching a three-year plan of economic and social rehabilitation. In 1940, with centrist support, he was elected president and sponsored several reforms that spurred economic growth. After being defeated in 1944, however, he left for the United States. He returned to Cuba in 1949, and in 1952 he seized power through a coup. His second term as president was marked by brutal repression, which led to several uprisings, notably that of Fidel Castro Castro, Fidel (Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz) (fēdĕl` käs`trō)
..... Click the link for more information. . Pressed by the rebels and after a mock election (1958) had failed to calm the populace, Batista fled Cuba (Jan., 1959) for the Dominican Republic and thence to Portugal and Madeira. He died in Spain.
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