Fulgencio Batista: Difference between revisions
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|occupation = President of Cuba (1940 - 1944, 1952 - 1959) | |occupation = President of Cuba (1940 - 1944, 1952 - 1959) | ||
|goals = Overthrow Carlos Prio Soccaras (succeeded)<br>Keep Cuba under his control (failed)<br>Eradicate communism in Cuba (failed) | |goals = Overthrow Carlos Prio Soccaras (succeeded)<br>Keep Cuba under his control (failed)<br>Eradicate communism in Cuba (failed) | ||
|crimes = | |crimes = [[Mass murder]]<br>[[Torture]]<br>Oppression<br>[[Illegal Drug Trade|Drug trafficking]] | ||
|type of villain = Military Tyrant | |type of villain = Military Tyrant | ||
}}'''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. | }}'''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. | ||