Though Batista Rose to Power in Cuba, His Reign Was Littered with Corruption and Dishonesty
Fulgencio Batista Zaldivar was born in Cuba's Oriente Province in 1902 (Sierra 1). In 1921 he joined the army as a private, and in 1932 he became a military tribunal stenographer with the rank of sergeant (Sierra 1). His involvement in the Cuban military foreshadowed his army-dependant rule. He took over the country with the help of gangsters, guns, and violence. Though Batista rose to power in Cuba, his reign was littered with corruption and dishonesty. On September 4, 1933, Batista took over the Cuban government in an uprising known as "Revolt of the Sergeants" (Sierra 1). The coup overthrew the liberal government of Gerardo Machado, and marked the beginning of the army's influence as an organized force in the running of the government (Suchlicki 149). "It also signaled Batista's emergence as self-appointed chief of the armed forces, king-maker, and favored U.S. strong man" (Sierra 1). After meeting with Batista in April of 1933, U.S. Ambassador Benjamin Sumner Welles told him, "You're the only individual in Cuba today who represents authority ... I will lay down no specific terms; the matter of your government is a Cuban matter and it is for you to decide what you will do about it" (Sierra 1). Batista saw this as an invit
funds that should have been going to education, Suchlicki, Jaime. Cuba: From Columbus to Castro. New York: Charles the U.S. increased, and a series of was Sierra, Jerry A. "Batista." A Biography of Fulgencio Batista: 1-6. The Encinosa, Enrique G. Cuba: The Unfinished Revolution. Austin, TX: in government. Nightly, Batista's wife collected "Batista's chance to siton the president's chair came in 1940. Supported by a coali- continued to get rich even after a few years
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