Juan Perón
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Juan Domingo Perón was an Argentine military officer and politician who was the 29th and 40th president of Argentina, serving from 1946 to his overthrow in 1955, and from 1973 until his death in 1974.
Official portrait, 1948
Lt. Perón (left) and General José Uriburu (middle), with whose right-wing coup in 1930 he collaborated. Perón backed the more moderate General Agustín Justo, however.
Perón in 1940
President Edelmiro Farrell (left) and his benefactor, Vice President and Colonel Juan Perón, in April 1945.
Peronism
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Peronism, also known as justicialism, is an Argentine ideology and political movement, based on the ideas, doctrine, and legacy of Juan Perón. It has been an influential movement in 20th- and 21st-cen
Juan Perón
…important, and controversial, Argentine politicians of the 20th century; his influence extends to today. Perón's ideas, policies and movement are known as Peronism, which continues to be a force in Argentine politics. In 1911, Perón entered military college, and rose through the ranks. In 1930, Perón supported the…
Argentine president Juan Perón and first lady Eva Perón have been the central figures in the Justicialist Party.
President Juan Perón giving a speech
Eva Perón claims the female vote in 1947
Néstor Kirchner addressing a multitude at Gualeguaychú