Fulgencio Batista Y Zaldivar was born in Banes in the province from Santiago (now Oriente) in Cuba on January 16, 1901, less than 3 years after its native soil was released from the Spanish influence and less than two years before it becomes an independent republic. His/her father, Belisario Batista Palerma, were a simple peasant. His/her two parents died before it reaches the 13 years age. It then left the school to become apprentice dressmaker. Fulgencio worked in productions of sugar canes for then studying with an aim of becoming barber. Finally, it engaged in the army at the 20 years age.
Whereas Fulgencio was a simple sergeant of the army, he played a decisive part in the coup d'etat of 1933, was named chief of staff and, as of this moment, became in fact main of the capacity, under presidents Carlos Mendieta and Miguel Mariano Gomez, of which he had ensured the election. Elected official himself chair in 1940, it introduced a Constitution modelled on that of the United States and had to accept, in 1944, of the free elections which drove out it capacity with the profit of its old adversary, Grau San Martin. Fulgencio Batista took its distances during the eight years which followed, taking refuge in the United States of 1945 to 1949. In 1952, seizing the power by a coup d'etat, he proclaimed president and suspended the constitution. Its mandate was renewed in 1954 afterwards faked elections and it establishes its dictatorship consequently.

Its dictatorial excesses caused several revolts, most important directed by the Fidel Castro revolutionist, who ends up reversing the government of Batista on January 1, 1959. Batista initially passed the remainder of its life in exile to Portugal then to Spain, where he died in 1973.