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| | '''Juan Domingo Perón''' (1895–1974) was the brutal dictator of [[Argentina]] from 1946 to 1955 and from 1973 to 1974. As head of an army group, he helped to overthrow [[Ramon Castillo]] in 1943. During his first Presidency, he was married to [[Eva Peron|Eva Perón]], the subject of the musical ''[[Evita (musical)|Evita]],'' who was very popular with the people. | | '''Juan Domingo Perón''' (1895–1974) was the brutal dictator of [[Argentina]] from 1946 to 1955 and from 1973 to 1974. As head of an army group, he helped to overthrow [[Ramon Castillo]] in 1943. During his first Presidency, he was married to [[Eva Peron|Eva Perón]], the subject of the musical ''[[Evita (musical)|Evita]],'' who was very popular with the people. |
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| − | Peron was very [[Anti-Americanism|anti-American]] and had close ties to [[Nazi Germany]]. He was excommunicated from the [[Catholic Church]] in case of his anti-[[Christian]] laws. Peron legalized divorce and [[Prostitution]] and he banned religious instruction in public schools.<ref>http://www.historytoday.com/richard-cavendish/juan-per%C3%B3n-overthrown</ref> | + | Peron was very [[Anti-Americanism|anti-American]] and had close ties to [[Nazi Germany]]. He was excommunicated from the [[Catholic Church]] in case of his anti-[[Christian]] laws. Peron legalized divorce and [[prostitution]] and he banned religious instruction in public schools.<ref>http://www.historytoday.com/richard-cavendish/juan-per%C3%B3n-overthrown</ref> |
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| | Church and army opposition to [[corruption]] and [[repression]] forced Perón into exile in 1955, but he returned in 1973 to serve briefly as President once again. | | Church and army opposition to [[corruption]] and [[repression]] forced Perón into exile in 1955, but he returned in 1973 to serve briefly as President once again. |
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| − | He was a member of the [[Justicialist Party]]. While President, Peron was fond of putting government in charge. He nationalized the Merchant Marine,<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=CweHgfPIceYC&pg=PA39 The Limits of Convergence: Globalization and Organizational Change in Argentina, South Korea, and Spain]</ref> the banks,<ref>[https://digitalcommons.bard.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1081&context=senproj_s2018 Perón and the Argentine Paradox: An Investigation | + | He was a member of the [[Justicialist Party]]. While President, Peron was fond of putting government in charge. He nationalized the Merchant Marine,<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=CweHgfPIceYC&pg=PA39 The Limits of Convergence: Globalization and Organizational Change in Argentina, South Korea, and Spain]</ref> the banks,<ref>[https://digitalcommons.bard.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1081&context=senproj_s2018 Perón and the Argentine Paradox: An Investigation |
| − | into an Economic Mystery]</ref>, the railroads,<ref>[https://nationalarchives.gov.uk/documents/general-peron.pdf General Perón and the nationalisation of railways in Argentina]</ref>, the telephone system,<ref>[https://worldpolicy.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/SAEN-2002-Argentina-struggles-stem-from-Per%C3%B3n-and-patronage.pdf Argentina struggles stem from Perón and patronage]</ref>, and he also nationalized many utility companies.<ref>[https://economics.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/Workshops-Seminars/Economic-History/alston-071114.pdf Electoral Fraud, the Rise of Peron and Demise of Checks and Balances in | + | into an Economic Mystery]</ref> the railroads,<ref>[https://nationalarchives.gov.uk/documents/general-peron.pdf General Perón and the nationalisation of railways in Argentina]</ref> the telephone system,<ref>[https://worldpolicy.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/SAEN-2002-Argentina-struggles-stem-from-Per%C3%B3n-and-patronage.pdf Argentina struggles stem from Perón and patronage]</ref> and he also nationalized many utility companies.<ref>[https://economics.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/Workshops-Seminars/Economic-History/alston-071114.pdf Electoral Fraud, the Rise of Peron and Demise of Checks and Balances in |
| − | Argentina]</ref> Additionally, the Institute for the Promotion of Trade(IAPI)<ref>Instituto Argentino de Promoción del Intercambio</ref> was formed as a [[Single payer]] organization for grains, seed, and beef,<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/sites/realspin/2015/01/30/perons-legacy-inflation-in-argentina-and-an-institutionalized-fraud/ Perón's Legacy: Inflation In Argentina, An Institutionalized Fraud]</ref> and formed an important part of his [[Five-Year Plan]].<ref>[http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,934050,00.html ARGENTINA: Five-Year Plan]</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=RPWSAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA95 The Military and Domestic Politics: A Concordance Theory of Civil-Military Relations]</ref> | + | Argentina]</ref> Additionally, the Institute for the Promotion of Trade (IAPI)<ref>Instituto Argentino de Promoción del Intercambio</ref> was formed as a [[single payer]] organization for grains, seed, and beef,<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/sites/realspin/2015/01/30/perons-legacy-inflation-in-argentina-and-an-institutionalized-fraud/ Perón's Legacy: Inflation In Argentina, An Institutionalized Fraud]</ref> and formed an important part of his [[Five-Year Plan]].<ref>[http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,934050,00.html ARGENTINA: Five-Year Plan]</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=RPWSAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA95 The Military and Domestic Politics: A Concordance Theory of Civil-Military Relations]</ref> |
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| | After the bombing of the Plaza de Mayo in 1955, Perón was overthrown that same year. | | After the bombing of the Plaza de Mayo in 1955, Perón was overthrown that same year. |
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| − | Perón went into exile in Paraguay, Panama, Nicaragua, Venezuela, the Dominican Republic and finally in Spain. | + | Perón went into exile in Paraguay, Panama, Nicaragua, Venezuela, the Dominican Republic, and finally in Spain. |
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| | His second wife, a fascist named Eva Perón, supported him from 1946 to 1952, when she died of uterine cancer. | | His second wife, a fascist named Eva Perón, supported him from 1946 to 1952, when she died of uterine cancer. |