Batista

Batista was my favorite Latin American leader that we read about. I like his nickname, "the Man." He has an interesting history, from dealing with gang members to leaving his people to rot in their extreme poverty. Heres a website where I found some of my research: http://www.historyofcuba.com/history/funfacts/batist.htm. I used this website to answer the question of how Batista dealt with his enemies. Batista was known for being the ventroliquist in many puppet governments. He did make very rich friends. Such as investors from America who had businesses in Cuba. Batista was a popular man in his younger years because he served in the army and protected his country. He participated in his own revolt to remove a bad leader. He was a hero amongst his people. In his later years, Batista became real harsh with his people. He killed many of them to maintain control over them. I think most Latin American leaders were a bit intinmidated by the United States so they made allies with them. By letting them make businesses on their lands or letting them build naval bases there. That way, they would be on the United States good side. Even if they're people suffered.