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Batista Dictatorship (1952-1959)
The authoritarian government of Fulgencio Batista, established through a March 1952 coup, characterised by corruption, US business influence, and repression, ultimately overthrown by Castro's revolution.
Oriente Province
The easternmost and historically poorest province of pre-revolutionary Cuba, a stronghold of support for Castro's rebel movement and site of the Sierra Maestra guerrilla campaign.