Batista,+Fulgencio

//Batista responsible for Bad Conditions of Cuba//

 * stolen 1958 elections
 * took power in coup d'etat 1952
 * overspending on military
 * diminished civil liberties
 * sugar-dependent economy (comodity) - > exports to US
 * Allowed heavy US company control of Cuban economy
 * Even the US losing faith in Batista 1958

Batista was a factor in the rise of Castro because a lot of people didn't like him or the way he did things very much at all. In December of 1956 the Granma Landing occured to overthrow the Batista regime, but it failed. Batista was forced to be more brutal and lost the US backing, and then he abused the 1958 elections and lost the backing of the US even more, and support in general. He fled on December 30th 1058. The majority then accepted Castro as their new leader.

Fulgencio Batista became the head of the cuban government in 1952 after previously governing from 1933 to 1944. Batista ruled by adding money into the military to diminish civil liberties and by torturing, arresting, and killing opponents. During his rule the Cuban economy was extremely dependant on sugar production, as it employed 25% of its workers. But, workers were unemployed for 8 months out of the year due to seasonal changes. Many people distrusted Batista as he had an unfortunate history of lying, and this made people begin to look for another option. This option was **Fidel Castro**. Castro spoke strongly against the poor education attendance, and the under nourished and under-clothed children that did attend school. The __conditions__ which Batista held his people under was helpful to Castro, as he was able to boost their spirits and give them a way out.

In 952 Fulgencio Batista gained control of the Cuban government in a "coup d' etat", “Batista had earlier governed Cuba from 1933 to 1944." In 1958 the brutal and oppressive nature of Batista continued to turn Cubans against him. The Catholic Church had called against him, to end the Batista's regime and for the establishment of a "government of national unity”. The US government was becoming very disturbed by the increasing violence of the rebellion and Batista 's "vicious repressions", and in March 1958 it stopped selling arm weapons to Cuba, and had effectively withdrawing its support of the Batista regime. However Batista tried one last major campaign against Castro during the summer of 1958 and which it had failed. Thus Batista and his entourage had fled Cuba for the Dominican Republic in the early morning of New Year's Day 1959.