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