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Fulgencio Batista- By: Landon Cornman

By lcornman24

  • Birth

    Birth
    Fulgencio Batista was born on born January 16, 1901 in Banes, Cuba. His parents were Belisario Batista Palermo (Father) and Carmela Zaldívar González. (Mother) His real name was Fulgencio Batista y Zaldívar.

  • Army

    Army
    He was an army officer and president of the Cuban army. He entered in 1921. He started as a stenographer. Then Batista rose to the rank of sergeant and developed a large personal following.

  • Marriage

    Marriage
    He got married in 1926 to Elisa Godinez Gomez they divorced in 1946. Then he was married AGAIN in 1946 to Marta Fernandez Miranda. He had 8 children total. (Elisa Aleida Batista y Godinez, Fulgencio Rubén Batista Godínez, Roberto Francisco Batista Fernández, Fermina Lázara Batista Estévez, Mirta Caridad Batista y Godínez, Fulgencio José Batista Fernández, Jorge Luis Batista Fernández, Carlos Manuel Batista Fernández, Marta María Batista Fernández)

  • Protection

    Protection
    Batista himself was an unpredictable man. He could be brutal but in 1937 allowed the formation of rival political parties. He had men as “puppet Presidents” to protect him.
  • Period: to

    President

    1940-1944 he was elected president. He started in 1940 and ended in 1944. After his term ended he lived in florida for a while to live life free for a little while. He later returned in 1952 to try again and go for president again.
  • Period: to

    Breakdown

    1944-1951 is the time that he wasn’t in power. There was a virtual breakdown of public services.

  • Attack (Led by Fidel Castro)

    Attack (Led by Fidel Castro)
    On July 26th, 1953, a small group opposed to Batista attacked a barrack’s in Santiago. The attack, led by Fidel Castro. In the event, 59 people were shot and 19 soldiers had been killed, the final total could have reached 190.

  • Money

    Money
    From December 1956, Batista faced a growing challenge from a movement led by Fidel Castro. Student demonstrations in Havana were brutally dealt with by police and student leaders were murdered by men who were outside of the law.However, Batista did face one huge problem. The number of poor Cubans who had not benefited from the vast sums of money that had been invested and spent in Cuba.

  • End of Cuban Revolution

    End of Cuban Revolution
    On January 1, 1959 Fulgencio Batista, the President of Cuba, fled from Cuba for the Dominican Republic. That’s what happened at the end of the Cuban Revolution.

  • Death

    Death
    Fulgencio Batista died in 1973. He sadly died from a heart attack. He was 72. He was buried on August 8, 1973 at Cemetery of San Isidro, Madrid, Spain