Juan Perón

President of Argentina

Juan Domi 8 October 1895 Lobos, Buenos Aires, Argentina

1 July 1974(1974-07-01) (78) Olivos, Buenos Aires, Argentina

12 October 1973 – 1 July 1974

24th and 35th President of Argentina (1946-55, 1973-74) "Peron" redirects here. For other uses, see Peron (disambiguation). Part of a series onPopulism Variants Black Chauvinism Left-wing Narodniks Penal Poporanism Right-wing Techno- Völkisch Concepts Anti-establishment Anti-intellectualism Common people Demagogy Egalitarianism Elitism General will Ochlocracy Popular democracy Pluralism Social justice Third Position Regional variants Canada Europe Latin America New Zealand United States Related topics Agrarianism Alt-right Authoritarianism Berlusconism Chavismo Communism Fascism Gaullism Janism Kirchnerism (Relato K) Nationalism New Left New Right Peronism Pink tide Putinism Radical centrism Socialism Trumpism  Politics portalvte Juan Domingo Perón (UK: /p ɛ ˈ r ɒ n / , US: /p ɛ ˈ r oʊ n , p ə ˈ -, p eɪ ˈ -/ , Spanish:  ; 8 October 1895 – 1 July 1974) was an Argentine Army general and politician. After serving in several government positions, including Minister of Labour and Vice President of a military dictatorship, he was elected President of Argentina three times, serving from June 1946 to September 1955, when he was overthrown by the Revolución Libertadora, and then from October 1973 until his death in July 1974. During his first presidential term (1946–52), Perón was supported by his second wife, Eva Duarte ("Evita"): they were immensely popular among the Argentine working class. Eva died in 1952, and Perón was elected to a second term, serving from 1952 until 1955. During the following period of two military dictatorships, interrupted by two civilian governments, the Peronist party was outlawed and Perón was exiled. When the left-wing Peronist Héctor José Cámpora was elected President in 1973, Perón returned to Argentina and was soon after elected President for a third time. His third wife, María Estela Martínez, known as Isabel Perón, was elected as Vice President on his ticket and succeeded him as President upon his death in 1974. Although they are still controversial figures, Juan and Eva Perón are nonetheless considered icons by the Peronists. The Peróns' followers praised their efforts to eliminate poverty and to dignify labour, while their detractors considered them demagogues and dictators. The Peróns gave their name to the political movement known as Peronism, which in present-day Argentina is represented mainly by the Justicialist Party. Peronism is a political phenomenon that draws support from both the political left and political right. Peronism is not considered a traditional ideology, but a political movement, because of the wide variety of people who call themselves Peronists, and there is great controversy surrounding his personality. A number of following Argentinian presidents are considered Peronists, including administrations covering a majority of the democratic era: Héctor Cámpora, Isabel Perón, Carlos Menem, Adolfo Rodríguez Saá, Eduardo Duhalde, Néstor Kirchner, Cristina Kirchner and Alberto Fernández.