Detailed Instructions: In this task, you're given a statement and three sentences as choices. Your job is to determine which sentence can be inferred from the statement. Incorrect choices change the meaning in important ways or have details that are not mentioned in the statement. Indicate your answer as 1,2, or 3 corresponding to the choice number of the selected sentence.
Q: Statement: After 1933 Fulgencio Batista, though only a sergeant, orchestrated the strings of power through a series of puppet presidents before winning the presidency outright in 1940. Choices:  1. Fulgencio Batista became a president in 1940 and he was well-loved by the people. 2. Fulgencio Batista became a president in 1940. 3. Fulgencio Batista became a president in 1960.
A:
2