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Word: calvera (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1936-1936
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Usage:

...Provisional President Dr. Ramon Grau San Martin's Government (TIME, Jan. 22, 19-34). This pother seemed to be preparation for a showdown between Cuba's military and Cuba's politicians. Real Strong Man of the Army is ruthless Lieut. Colonel Inspector José Pedraza Calvera, but the military's mouthpiece is Colonel Fulgencio Batista who likes to play at being a dictator and like most European dictators has the indispensable qualification of being a peasant. Last week Batista showed the peasantry in his blood as never before...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CUBA: Batistism | 12/28/1936 | See Source »

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