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Batista y Zaldívar
(bə-tēsˈtə ē zäl-dēˈvärˌ, bä-tēˈstä), Fulgencio 1901-1973.
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.