What the records say
- When
- 10 Mar 1952
- Kind
- Coup
- Coordinates
- 23.14° N, 82.36° W
- Description
- 1952 military coup led by Fulgencio Batista
1952 Cuban coup d'état
1952 military coup led by Fulgencio Batista
The 1952 Cuban coup d'état took place in Cuba on March 10, 1952, when the Cuban Constitutional Army, led by Fulgencio Batista, intervened in the election that was scheduled to be held on 1 June 1952, staging a coup d'état and establishing a de facto military dictatorship in the country. The coup has been referred to as the Batistazo in Cuban political jargon.
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- Wikidata: treaties and coupsWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Cline Center Coup d’État Project v2.2.2Cline Center for Advanced Social Research, University of Illinois · names it “Coup in Cuba”Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
- Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “en La Habana (Cuba), el general golpista Fulgencio Batista encabeza un golpe de Estado contra el presidente democrático Carlos Prío Socarrás”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page