Fulgencio Batista y Zaldívar (born Rubén Zaldívar; January 16, 1901 – August 6, 1973) was a Cuban military officer and dictator who played a dominant role in Cuban politics from his initial rise to power in the 1930s until his overthrow in the Cuban Revolution in 1959. He served as president of Cuba from 1940 to 1944, and again from 1952 to his 1959 resignation.
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Rubén Zaldívar 16 January 1901 Banes in Oriente Province Cuba
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Died |
6 August 1973 (aged 72) Marbella, Andalusia, Spain
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Zodiac | Capricorn |
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