Fulgencio Batista y Zaldívar was a Cuban military officer and politician who served as the elected president of Cuba from 1940 to 1944 and as its U.S.-backed military dictator from 1952 to 1959 before being overthrown during the Cuban Revolution.

How did Batista die?

After he fled to Portugal, Batista lived in Madeira, then later in Estoril. He died of a heart attack on August 6, 1973, at Guadalmina, Spain, two days before a team of assassins from Castro's Cuba allegedly were planning to assassinate him.

Who defeated Batista?

At WrestleMania 35, former WWE Champion Triple H defeated Batista and retired him from the company, calling an end to The Animal's illustrious WWE career. After leaving WWE in 2014, Batista returned in 2018 to be a part of Evolution's reunion on the 1000th episode of WWE SmackDown.