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teenage
Fulgencio Batista has 3 sibling and there all boys the oldest one is Fulgencio Batista then Juan Batista Zaldívar,Hermelindo Batista Zaldívar the youngest was Francisco "Panchín" Batista. -
Childhood
I have Fulguencia Batista. Fulgencio Batista y Zaldívar was born January 16, 1901, banes cuba -
Government
Batista took over the Cuban government on September 4, 1933. The coup overthrew the liberal government of Gerardo Machado It also signaled Batista's emergence as self-appointed chief of the armed forces, king-maker and favored U.S strong man. -
the chair
Batista's chance to sit on the president's chair came in 1940. Supported by a coalition of political parties, and by the Communists, he defeated his old rival Grau San Martín in the first presidential election under a new Cuban constitution -
public works
An astute judge of men, Batista preferred to consolidate his control through patronage rather than terror. He cultivated the support of the army, the civil service, and organized labour. Ruling through associates the first few years, he was elected presidant in 1940. While greatly enriching himself, he also governed the country most effectively, expanding the educational system, sponsoring a huge program of public works and fostering the growth of the economy. -
Flordia
After his term ended in 1944, Batista traveled abroad and lived for a while in Florida, where he invested part of the huge sums he had acquired in Cuba. -
military
After finishing his term he lived in florida, returning to Cuba to run for president in 1952. Facing certain electoral defeat, he led a military against President carlos prio socarras that preempted the election. -
His return to power
During the eight years that he was out of power in Cuba, there was a resurgence of corruption on a grand scale, as well as a virtual breakdown of public services. His return to power, through a bloodless military coup that deposed Pres. carlous in March 1952, was widely welcomed. -
bloodless military
His return to power, through a bloodless military coup that deposed Pres. carlous in March 1952, was widely welcomed. Faced with the collapse of his regime and with the growing discontent of his supporters, Batista fled with his family to the dominican republicon January 1, 1959. Later he went into exile on the Portuguese island of madria and finally settled in estoril near libonson. -
Faced with the collapse of his regime
Faced with the collapse of his regime and with the growing discontent of his supporters, Batista fled with his family to the dominicon republic on January 1, 1959. Later he went into exile on the Portuguese island of maderia and finally settled in estorial, near libson. -
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Jumped to death
Jumped to death He died of a heart attack on August 6, 1973, at Guadalmina, near Marbella, Málaga, (Spain), two days before a team of assassins from Castro's Cuba were allegedly planning to carry out his assassination. Marta Fernández Miranda de Batista, Batista's widow, died on October 2, 2006.
