Fulgencio Batista

Fulgencio Batista was a Cuban military officer and political leader who served as president from 1940 to 1944 and ruled as dictator from 1952 to 1959.

Cuban Revolution of 1933: A political upheaval that ended Gerardo Machado’s presidency and brought new groups into power in Cuba. The revolt that elevated Batista from army sergeant to the country’s dominant political figure.
Cuban coup of 1952: The military takeover that brought Batista back to power and halted Cuba’s scheduled 1952 election. Batista seized power through this coup, beginning his final dictatorship.
Fidel Castro: Cuban revolutionary and political leader who led the movement that overthrew Batista in 1959. Castro became the most prominent leader of the armed opposition that ended Batista’s rule.
Cuban Revolution: The armed struggle and political transformation that overthrew Batista’s government in 1959 and established a revolutionary state. It ended Batista’s dictatorship and replaced his government.
Gerardo Machado: Cuban president from 1925 to 1933 whose increasingly authoritarian rule ended amid a national uprising. Machado’s overthrow created the opening for Batista’s rise.
Cuban Army: Cuba’s land-based military force, which played a central role in the country’s politics and government. Batista’s military authority and the 1952 takeover rested on army support.
Ramón Grau San Martín: Cuban physician and politician who served as president from 1933 to 1934 and again from 1944 to 1948. Grau was Batista’s rival in Cuba’s electoral politics and succeeded him as president in 1944.
Cuban exile: The departure and resettlement of Cubans outside the island, especially during periods of political upheaval. Batista fled Cuba in 1959, beginning a long exile after the revolutionary victory.
Sergeants’ Revolt: A 1933 Cuban military mutiny in which enlisted men and noncommissioned officers displaced their army commanders. Batista helped lead this mutiny, which made him commander of the Cuban armed forces.
Cuban National Police: The national police force responsible for law enforcement in Cuba before and during the 1959 revolution. The police helped enforce Batista’s rule and suppress opposition.

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