Juan Domingo Peron            

• October8,1895 Juan Domingo Peron is born in Buenos Aires Argentina

• He enters Argentina's military school at age 16

• During the thirties Peron lived in Italy serving his country as an military advisor.  It is in Italy that Peron finds his Fascist ideologies. 

• 1943 was part of the military coup carried out by the United Officers Group. Peron became Under- Secretary for War, Secretary of Labor and Welfare, and Secretary of War all under General Edelmiro Farrell.

• October 9, 1945 was arrested by is opponents

• December9, 1945 marries Eva Duarte de Peron a former famous radio actress.                                                           

• February 1946 with  a sound 56% of the vote becomes president of the Republic of Argentina.

• Established his third alternative, a fascist ideology found somewhere between Capitalism and Communism .

• 1947 announced his first five year plan in order to industrialize his nation.

• July 26, 1952 Evita dies

• September 1955 Peron forced into exile went to  Paraguay and Spain.

• 1961 marries Isabael Martinez de Peron

• October 1973 Peron returns from Spain and is elected President of the nation with his wife as Vice President

• July1, 1974 Peron dies and is buried in Buenos Aires.

• Peron's wife succeeds him as president of the nation but is soon forced from power on March 24, 1976.

• 1987 Someone breaks into Peron's tomb and saws off his hands in an attempt to extort eight million dollars from the Argentine government.

 (Revised 12-03-02 by Thomas Pace) Return to this Home page