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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Batista Filho takes over while the company is still losing money in its North American beef operations and is seeing pressure on chicken profits due to a poultry glut.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

JBS, the world’s largest meatpacker, named Wesley Batista Filho, the grandson of the company’s founder, as its next chief executive.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

“The good thing about an internal succession is that the incoming CEO doesn’t have to come up with a new strategy,” Batista Filho said in an interview.

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

Batista helped it all happen, while pocketing millions.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

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