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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Batista

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

The attack marked the start of a guerrilla war that would sweep Batista from power a little over two years later and usher in over six decades of socialism.

From Barron's ● Jun. 21, 2026

“It’s an individual decision to rebuild back the herd and it’s a lot of micro decisions to get that done,” Batista Filho said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 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

I read the report of Bias Roca, the general secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba, about their years as an illegal organization during the Batista regime.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela