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{{Villain_Infobox | {{Villain_Infobox | ||
|Image = | |Image = Fulgencio batista in color.png | ||
|fullname = Fulgencio Batista y Zaldívar | |fullname = Fulgencio Batista y Zaldívar | ||
|alias = Rubén Zaldívar | |alias = Rubén Zaldívar | ||
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|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. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
Batista was born in the town of Veguita, located in the municipality of Banes, province of Holguín, Cuba, in 1901, to Belisario Batista Palermo and Carmela Zaldívar González, who had fought in the Cuban War of Independence. He was of Spanish, African, Taíno and Chinese descent. | Batista was born in the town of Veguita, located in the municipality of Banes, province of Holguín, Cuba, in 1901, to Belisario Batista Palermo and Carmela Zaldívar González, who had fought in the Cuban War of Independence. He was of Spanish, African, Taíno and Chinese descent. | ||