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  1. Fulgencio Batista y Zaldívar (born Rubén 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 a military dictator from 1952 until his overthrow in the Cuban Revolution in 1958.

  2. Jun 21, 2024 · Fulgencio Batista, soldier and political leader who twice ruled Cubafirst 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.

  3. Aug 19, 2019 · Fulgencio Batista (January 16, 1901–August 6, 1973) was a Cuban army officer who rose to the presidency on two occasions, from 1940–1944 and 1952–1958. He also held a great deal of national influence from 1933 to 1940, although he did not at that time hold any elected office.

  4. Strong Man. The villain of pre-Castro Cuba, Batista began his political career as a hero. As a young sergeant in 1933, he led non-commissioned officers in a rebellion against dictator...

  5. The First Coup. In an uprising known as the " Revolt of the Sergeants ," Batista took over the Cuban government on September 4, 1933. The coup overthrew the liberal government of Gerardo Machado, and marked the beginning of the army's influence as an organized force in the running of the government.

  6. 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.

  7. Oct 22, 2009 · Fidel Castro and his 26th of July Movement forces Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista to flee the island nation.