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When was Fulgencio Batista born?

  • January 16, 1901

  • February 16, 1901

  • January 16, 1902

  • January 17, 1901

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Fulgencio Batista was born on January 16, 1901. He was a Cuban military officer and politician who ruled Cuba as a dictator from 1952 to 1959. Batista was born in Banes, Cuba, to a poor family. He joined the Cuban Army in 1921 and rose through the ranks. In 1933, Batista led a successful coup d'etat that overthrew the government of Gerardo Machado.
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