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Fulgencio Batista

President of Cuba, 1940–1944; dictator, 1952-1959 (1901-1973)

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Lived 1901–1973, aged 72
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  • Era
    1901–1973
    Aged 72
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Summary
Updated 2026-09-07

The Cuban dictator whose regime of torture, secret police, and deals with the American Mafia made him so hated that even suspending the constitution and executing thousands couldn't stop a guerrilla revolt from driving him into exile on New Year's Day 1959.

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Batista surfaced in the 1933 Revolt of the Sergeants, appointed himself colonel, and ran Cuba through puppet presidents until winning the presidency outright in 1940 on a populist platform—then left for Florida when his term ended in 1944. He returned in 1952 to run again, but facing certain loss, seized power in a military coup instead. This time he suspended the constitution he'd once installed, aligned with wealthy landowners and U.S. sugar interests controlling most of the island, and cut deals with the Mafia to profit from Havana's vice trade. As discontent grew, his secret police carried…

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