First Batista period: 1933 thru '40-'44.
Cuba governed by Batista proxies (sep 4, 1933 – oct 10, 1944)
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Cuba governed by Batista proxies.Batista seizes power, promotes himself in military rank, rules from behind the scenes via a series of puppet presidents. Mafia ties, personal enrichment, cronyism and misappropriation of funds for public projects. Batista emerges as dictatorial successor to Machado dictatorship, and political kingmaker
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