Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
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 ...
Eva Perón (1919–1952), First Lady from 1946 until her death, was the most important and influential First Lady, known for her work in many charitable and feminist causes. Before her death, the Argentine Congress named her the "Spiritual Leader of the Nation".
Early every morning, just as she reaches her workplace at a labor union in Buenos Aires, Ángeles Celerier heads to the chapel and prays to Saint Cajetan, Saint Teresa and Eva Perón. Many union ...
The Woman with the Whip is a 1952 biography of political leader and cultural icon Eva Perón, written by Argentinian author Mary Main.First published in England and the United States shortly after Eva Perón's death, it presents her in a highly critical light, and is often dismissed by Perón supporters as lacking in historical value.
Perón and the ailing Evita during his second inaugural parade, June 1952. Eva died the following month. 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 by a margin of over 30%. [150]
Mi mensaje is the last book written by the first lady of Argentina during 1945 and 1952, María Eva Duarte de Perón, also known as Evita. As she had advanced cancer, Evita had to dictate her last book. The book was finished some days before she died and a fragment read in an act in Plaza de Mayo some days after her death.
"Tammy Faye" (Palace, previews begin Oct. 19, opens Nov. 14), once a television evangelist with runny mascara, and then a camp icon, will now follow in the footsteps of Eva Peron and Norma Desmond ...