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María Eva Duarte de Perón (Spanish pronunciation: [maˈɾi.a ˈeβa ˈðwarte ðe peˈɾon]; née María Eva Duarte; 7 May 1919 – 26 July 1952), better known as just Eva Perón or by the nickname Evita (Spanish:), was an Argentine politician, activist, actress, and philanthropist who served as First Lady of Argentina from June 1946 until her death in July 1952, as the wife of Argentine ...
Eva died the following month. In 1949, Perón had reformed the National Constitution, which enabled him to exercise a new mandate from 1952 to 1955. Facing only token UCR and Socialist Party opposition and despite being unable to field his popular wife, Eva, as a running mate, Perón was re-elected in 1951 winning with 62% of the votes, with a ...
La Razón de mi vida (literal translation: "The Reason for My Life") is the autobiography of Eva Perón, First Lady of Argentina from 1946 until her death in 1952. The book was published in 1951 shortly before Eva's death, and is considered a propagandistic piece for Peronism, the political movement her husband, Juan Perón, started.
Aside from a 1996 movie starring Madonna or Andrew Lloyd Weber’s 1978 musical, many foreigners know relatively little about this former first lady who died 71 years ago. But in Argentina, Evita ...
First Lady Eva Perón (left) tending to the needy in her capacity as head of her foundation. Eva Perón was instrumental as a symbol of hope to the common labourer during the first five-year plan. When she died in 1952, the year of the presidential elections, the people felt they had lost an ally.
Eva Perón. Buenos Aires, Argentina ... He died stateless but was laid to rest in England's East Highgate cemetery, marked with a large stone obelisk topped by a bust of his stern countenance.
Under Eva Perón's leadership, the PPF sought to engage women in politics following the expansion of suffrage for women in 1947. [ 9 ] In 1955, following the military coup that ousted Juan Perón from power, the Female Peronist Party was disbanded alongside all other Peronist parties and organisations.
The first woman was elected to lead a country 64 years ago. Here’s a look at where, and when, women have secured national leadership positions since then.