Batista

American

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

noun

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

Batista British

/ baˈtista /

noun

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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Joesley Batista and his brother Wesley Batista are currently board members and major shareholders of JBS.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

Batista Filho, the 34-year-old leader of JBS’s U.S. business, will take over the company at the start of 2027, the company said Monday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

Batista Filho, who currently leads the company’s U.S. business, will succeed Gilberto Tomazoni.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

The Granma expedition marked the start of a guerrilla war that swept Batista from power and ushered in over six decades of socialism.

From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026

Che had served as a military adviser to Fidel Castro when Castro and his guerilla army overthrew Cuba’s former president, Fulgencio Batista, in the 1950s.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

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