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| − | '''Juan 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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| | 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 he died of uterine cancer. | + | His second wife, a fascist named Eva Perón, supported him from 1946 to 1952, when she died of uterine cancer. |
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| | In 1961 he married María Estela Martínez in Spain, who later accompanied him as vice president in 1973 and succeeded him in his death. | | In 1961 he married María Estela Martínez in Spain, who later accompanied him as vice president in 1973 and succeeded him in his death. |