Coup
During a second coup, led by sergeants most notably Fulgencio Batista, Cespedes is overthrown, leading to the formation of the first Ramon Grau San Martin Government
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Fulgenico Batista Biography and Timeline
Follow Fulgenico Batista through 6 dated historical records for Cuba.
Fulgenico Batista, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
6Distinct records
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1933–1952Years on this page
1933
1944
President of Cuba
Appointed President of Cuba, 2nd term
1952
Coup
Holds power with the backing of a nationalist section of the army as a "provisional president" for the next two years. Batista fears that Barquin would oust him and his followers, and when it becomes apparent that Batista had little chance of winning the election he stages a coup
Role range: 1952-1959
Election
Batista fears that Barquin would oust him and his followers, and when it becomes apparent that Batista had little chance of winning the election he stages a coup
Role range: 1952-1959
President of Cuba
Appointed President of Cuba, 3rd term
Role range: 1952-1959
Election
The 1952 election is a three-way race, Roberto Agramonte of the Ortodoxos party led in all the polls, followed by Dr. Aurelio Hevia of the Autentico party, and running a distant third was Batista, who was seeking a return to office
Role range: 1952-1959
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.