1946: Juan Domingo Perón becomes president of
Argentina
In 1946, former
military general Juan Domingo Perón was elected president of Argentina, winning
56% of the popular vote. The year before, Perón had married actress Eva Duarte
(who would come to be known as "Evita”). Perón and his wife went on to form
trade unions, universalize social security, and make education free before his ouster in 1955. In this image from the Buenos Aires Historical Archive, Perón,
Evita, and Buenos Aires’ provincial governor, Domingo Mercante, read the
newspaper on the day of the election.
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