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Also Known As Fulgencio Batista y Zaldívar
Born January 16, 1901 • Banes • Cuba
Died August 6, 1973 (aged 72) • Spain
Title / Office president (1952-1959), Cuba • president (1940-1944), Cuba
Role In Cuban Revolution

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Fulgencio Batista y Zaldivar smiles while wearing a suit and a ceremonial pendant with a large medallion around his neck, circa 1955.
Fulgencio Batista: U.S.-backed leadership in Cuba
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