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BATISTA, FULGENCIO

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BATISTA, FULGENCIO
(1901 - 1973) Cuban soldier and corrupt dictator whose brutal regime was overthrown by Fidel Castro's revolution in 1959. Early typed D.S. 1p. 4to. on Secretary of War and the Navy letterhead, Havana, Nov. 6, 1933, a permit allowing Dr. Pedro Hernandez to legally carry a firearm anywhere within Cuba's territory. 1933 was a landmark year for the future dictator: in an uprising known as the “Revolt of the Sergeants,” Batista took over the Cuban government on September 4, 1933. The coup overthrew the liberal government of Gerardo Machado, and marked the beginning of the army’s influence as an organized force in the running of the government. It also signaled Batista’s emergence as self-appointed chief of the armed forces, king-maker and favored U.S. strong man. Ironically, the document is also signed by revolutionary reformer ANTONIO GUITERAS (1906-1935). Guiteras, founder of Joven Cuba and an inspiration for Fidel Castro, was much hated by strongman Batista who ordered his murder in 1935 and opened the door for Castro's greater involvement in Marxist revolution. Toned at folds with some wear thereat, overall remaining quite good. Obviously, Guiteras' signature is very rare, exceedingly so when paired with his killer, Batista!