Batista

[ buh-tee-stuh; Spanish bah-tees-tah ]

noun
  1. Ful·gen·cio [fool-hen-syaw], /fulˈhɛn syɔ/, Fulgencio Batista y Zaldívar, 1901–73, Cuban military leader: dictator of Cuba 1934–40; president 1940–44, 1952–59.

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Batista

/ (Spanish baˈtista) /


noun
  1. Fulgencio (fulˈxenθjo), full name Batista y Zaldívar . 1901–73, Cuban military leader and dictator: president of Cuba (1940–44, 1952–59); overthrown by Fidel Castro

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