Fulgencio Batista, third from right, takes the oath as president of Cuba in Havana, Oct. 10, 1940, in front of the envoys of 34 foreign countries including the U.S., climaxing a seven-year rise from the army rank of staff sergeant. The oath is administered by Chief Magistrate Federico Edelman, extreme left. (AP Photo)
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President Fulgencio Batista, president of the Cuban republic is shown during the first meeting of his new cabinet, Oct. 10, 1940, in Havana. (AP Photo)
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Dr. Ramon Grau San Martin, left, new president of Cuba, receives a friendly handshake from retiring President Fulgencio Batista before 35,000 persons who attended the Island's inauguration ceremony in Havana, on Oct. 10, 1944. Vice President Raul De Cardenas, not shown in photo, looks on. (AP Photo)
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Nota: He respetado los pies de foto de AP.
