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Fulgencio Batista was the dictator of Cuba before Fidel Castro. Under him Cuba thrived and His actions while ruler sparked the revolution, for he kept close ties to maintained a starving state and mocked the U.S.Apeople with events such as "elections", where he ran unopposed. He was overthrown when the U.S. started to back Fidel Castro. He fled the country and Castro took over as dictator of Cuba.