Batista secret police
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The Batista secret police was the repressive security apparatus of Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista, notorious for surveillance, torture, and suppression of political opposition prior to the Cuban Revolution.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Batista secret police canonical | 1 |
| Batista’s police forces | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
secret police
ⓘ
security apparatus ⓘ |
| activity |
arbitrary arrest
ⓘ
censorship enforcement ⓘ forced disappearances ⓘ interrogation of suspected dissidents ⓘ surveillance of political opponents ⓘ torture of detainees ⓘ |
| allegiance | Fulgencio Batista government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
popular discontent against Batista
ⓘ
radicalization of Cuban opposition ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Fulgencio Batista NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Cuba ⓘ |
| dissolvedAfter | Cuban Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolvedInYear | 1959 ⓘ |
| establishedDuring | 1952 Cuban coup d'état ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | symbol of Batista-era repression in Cuba ⓘ |
| ideology |
anti-communism
ⓘ
authoritarianism ⓘ |
| legalStatus | backed by emergency and martial law measures ⓘ |
| loyalTo | Fulgencio Batista NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notoriousFor |
extrajudicial killings
ⓘ
human rights abuses ⓘ suppression of civil liberties ⓘ torture ⓘ |
| operatedIn | Republic of Cuba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
26th of July Movement
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cuban Revolutionaries NERFINISHED ⓘ Fidel Castro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Batista regime NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perceivedAs | instrument of dictatorship ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
internal security
ⓘ
political repression ⓘ |
| roleIn | pre-revolutionary political repression in Cuba ⓘ |
| targetedGroup |
labor organizers
ⓘ
political opposition ⓘ student activists ⓘ suspected communists ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Batista second regime (1952–1959) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedMethod |
informant networks
ⓘ
phone tapping ⓘ raids on opposition meetings ⓘ surveillance of universities ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Batista’s police forces