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Fulgencio Batista
Fulgencio Batista y Zaldívar was the United States-aligned Cuban President, dictator and military leader who served as the leader of Cuba from 1933 to 1944 and from 1952 to 1959, before being overthrown as a result of the Cuban Revolution....
Timeline of Events
1952
3.10.1952
Fulgencio Batista leads a successful coup in Cuba and appoints himself as the "provisional president".
1957
3.13.1957
Cuban student revolutionaries storm the presidential palace in Havana in a failed attempt on the life of President Fulgencio Batista.
9.5.1957
Cuba: Fulgencio Batista bombs the revolt in Cienfuegos.
1959
1.1.1959
Fulgencio Batista, president of Cuba, is overthrown by Fidel Castro's forces during the Cuban Revolution.
2.16.1959
Fidel Castro becomes Premier of Cuba after dictator Fulgencio Batista was overthrown on January 1.