Batista

American  

[buh-tee-stuh, bah-tees-tah] / bəˈti stə, bɑˈtis tɑ /

noun

1. Fulgencio Fulgencio Batista y Zaldívar, 1901–73, Cuban military leader: dictator of Cuba 1934–40; president 1940–44, 1952–59.

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Batista British  

/ 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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Example Sentences

The comments, broadcast nationwide in Cuba, are the first confirmation of bilateral talks between two governments that have been fierce adversaries for almost 70 years, since Fidel Castro’s revolution toppled the U.S.-backed dictator Fulgencio Batista.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

Yet today, Lisandra Botey identifies more with the impoverished woman in the photograph than with the revolutionaries who liberated her country from Batista.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

“That’s the biggest impact that you can see in supply,” Wesley Batista Filho, who runs JBS’s U.S. business, said last month.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025

Standouts in the large supporting cast included soprano Ellie Dehn as Joe’s mother and Amanda Batista as Helen, a perky radio actress.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 23, 2025

If what he says is true, there will be no justice for Batista.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García