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[[Image:Batista4.gif|right|250px|thumb|Batista warmly welcoming U.S. President [[Franklin Roosevelt]]]]
'''Fulgencio Batista''' was the President of [[Cuba]] for two periods, 1940-44 and 1952-1959. He was head of the Cuban military and effective de facto Cuban leader when not in office from 1933. His first period in power saw Cuba undertake significant liberal reforms, and Batista, of mixed heritage, was initially popular amongst black and poor Cubans.
'''Fulgencio Batista''' was the President of [[Cuba]] for two periods, 1940-44 and 1952-1959. He was head of the Cuban military and effective de facto Cuban leader when not in office from 1933. His first period in power saw Cuba undertake significant liberal reforms, and Batista, of mixed heritage, was initially popular amongst black and poor Cubans.