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Who did Batista establish lucrative relationships with to profit from Cuba's commercial interests?

  • The Mexican Mafia

  • The American Mafia

  • The Italian Mafia

  • The Cuban Mafia

Answer

The American Mafia, especially Meyer Lansky and Santo Trafficante, Jr., established lucrative relationships with Batista to profit from Cuba's commercial interests, including gambling, prostitution, and drug trafficking. Lansky and Trafficante used their political connections with Batista to gain a monopoly on organized crime in Cuba, which they used to generate millions of dollars in profits.
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