Fulgencio Batista y Zaldivar - 2 dictionary results
Ba⋅tis⋅ta
[buh-tee-stuh; Sp. bah-tees-tah] 
–noun
Ful⋅gen⋅cio
[fool-hen-syaw] , (Fulgencio Batista y Zaldívar ), 1901–73, Cuban military leader: dictator of Cuba 1934–40; president 1940–44, 1952–59. |
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| Ba·tis·ta y Zal·dí·var
(bə-tēs'tə ē zäl-dē'vär', bä-tē'stä) Pronunciation Key
Cuban dictator (1933-1940) and president (1940-1944 and 1954-1958). His corrupt authoritarian regime was overthrown on New Year's Day, 1959, by a revolutionary movement led by Fidel Castro. |
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