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Title: History Of The Day - Batista Leads a Successful Coup in Cuba (1952)
Post by: TFD on Mar 10, 2014, 05:31 AM
Fulgencio Batista worked his way up through the Cuban army ranks before participating in a coup to oust the Céspedes government and install Ramón Grau as president in 1933. Just months later, however, Batista forced Grau's resignation and became Cuba's de facto ruler. After a period of exile beginning in 1944, Batista returned to Cuba and led a coup to seize power. His second term as president was marked by brutal repression, which sparked several uprisings, including one led by whom? Discuss (http://forum.thefreedictionary.com/postst55064_Batista-Leads-a-Successful-Coup-in-Cuba--1952-.aspx)