1952 Cuban coup d'état

1952 Cuban coup d'état
	; Havana press conference after the coup.
Date	March 10, 1952
Location	Cuba
Result	Military victory Cuba's government overthrown; Cuban elections ended; Military junta assumes power;
Belligerents
Cuban government	Cuban military
Commanders and leaders
Carlos Prío Socarrás	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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