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Batista (Spanish) [baˈtista] n (Biographies / Batista, Fulgencio (1901-1973) M, Cuban, POLITICS: military leader, POLITICS: dictator, POLITICS: head of state) 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 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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While crowing at length about his own ability to learn information and get places that neither Batista nor the Yankee embassy could get near, he hypes Castro as Batista's "most dangerous enemy" and declares that "hundreds of highly respected citizens are helping Senor Castro," who is offering "a new deal for Cuba, radical, democratic and therefore anti-Communist. Caribbean Series: Tony Batista hit two home runs -- the second an inside-the- parker -- to lead the Dominican Republic's Aguilas Cibaenas to a 9-0 victory over Mexico in the Caribbean Series. When his younger brother is mistaken for Castro and murdered by an assassin working for the Batista regime, Ramon seeks the assassin to exact revenge, but when he sees the cruel conditions in Cuba, he changes allegiance and helps Castro put an end to the Batista government. |
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