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Fulgencio Batista

  • Welcome To The World

    Welcome To The World
    Fulgencio Batista was born January 16, 1901, in Banes. Fulgencio Batista had 3 siblings(All of them being boys). Their names were Francisco Panchin, Hermelindo Batista Zaldivar, and Juan Batista Zaldivar.
  • Army Time

    Army Time
    Fulgencio Batista joined the army when he was 20 in 1921 and in September 1933. He also organized a revolt that toppled the regime at the time. After that in 1940, the people of Cuba decided to name him the president. After that, he became the most powerful man in Cuba.
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    1 st wedding

    In 1926-1946 Fulgencio Batista was married to a woman called Elisa Godinez Gomez. Elisa and Fulgencio had 3 beautiful children. Although in October 1946 something horrible happened.
  • Divorce

    Divorce
    In October 1946 Fulgencio Batista and Eliza Godinez divorced. Even if they had 3 children that didn’t stop them. Later on, he found a new female to marry.
  • 2 nd wedding

    2 nd wedding
    In 1946 Fulgencio Batista found a new woman to marry. Her name was Marta Fernandez Miranda. Marta and Fulgencio had 4 children 3 boys (Jorge Luis, Roberto Francisco, and Fulgencio Jose) and 1 girl (Marta Maluf Batista).
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    Revolution

    In 1954-1958 the people of Cuba held a presidential election. Fulgencio Batista manipulated people to make him the sole candidate. Before he has totally become the president Fidel Castro and his rebel forces toppled him.
  • Fleding

    Fleding
    On January 1, 1959, after Fidel Castro toppled Fulgencio Batista, Batista didn’t have were to live. So he fled.
  • Exile

    Exile
    Fulgencio Batista fled to the Dominican Republic. Later on, he went on exile to a Portuguese island of Madeira. Then he finale settled in Estoril, near Lisbon.
  • Fulgencio Batista's Death

    Fulgencio Batista's Death
    Unfortunately, Fulgencio Batista died. He died on August 6, 1973, he was 72 when he passed away. His cause of death was a heart attack.
  • Marta Fernandez Miranda's Death

    Marta Fernandez Miranda's Death
    33 years after Fulgencio Batista died his wife Marta Fernandez Miranda died. Her cause of death was a disease called Alzheimer’s disease. She died on October 2, 2006, at the age of 82.