Fulgencio Batista Inauguration Collection circa 1955

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Fulgencio Batista Inauguration Collection circa 1955

http://www.library.ufl.edu/spec/manuscript/guides/batista.htm

A collection of engraved and printed invitations, a program, and associated items relating to Batista's inauguration for a third term as President of Cuba in 1955.

0.01 Linear feet; 1 folder (9 items)

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Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida

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SNAC Resource ID: 6636861

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Parreno, Alberto J.

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Batista y Zaldívar, Fulgencio, 1901-1973

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Fulgencio Batista y Zaldívar was born in Banes, in the province of Oriente, Cuba, January 16, 1901. Of very humble origins, Batista worked from an early age. An avid reader, he attended public school and Colegio Los Amigos, an American Quaker school, but was primarily a self-educated man. He held a few jobs and in 1921 he joined the Cuban Army. By 1932, he was a military court stenographer with the rank of sergeant major. On September 4 1933, Batista led the so called "sergeant's revolt", takin...