Juan Perón

His Excellency General Juan Domingo Perón
Juan Perón in 1946
29th & 41st President of Argentina
In office 4 June 1946 – 21 September 1955
Vice President	Hortensio Quijano Alberto Teisaire
Preceded by	Edelmiro Farrell
Succeeded by	Eduardo Lonardi
In office 12 October 1973 – 1 July 1974
Vice President	Isabel Martínez de Perón
Preceded by	Raúl Lastiri
Succeeded by	Isabel Martínez de Perón
Vice President of Argentina De facto
In office 8 July 1944 – 10 October 1945
President	Edelmiro Farrell
Preceded by	Edelmiro Farrell
Succeeded by	Juan Pistarini
Minister of War
In office 24 February 1944 – 10 October 1945
President	Pedro Pablo Ramírez Edelmiro Farrell
Preceded by	Pedro Pablo Ramírez
Succeeded by	Eduardo Ávalos
Secretary of Labour and Social Security
In office 1 December 1943 – 10 October 1945
President	Pedro Pablo Ramírez Edelmiro Farrell
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Domingo Mercante
Personal details
Born	Juan Domingo Perón (1895-10-08)8 October 1895 Lobos, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died	1 July 1974(1974-07-01) (aged 78) Olivos, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Resting place	Museo Quinta 17 de Octubre San Vicente, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Political party	Labour (1945–1947) Justicialist (1947–1974)
Spouse(s)	Aurelia Tizón (m. 1929; her death 1938) Eva Duarte (m. 1945; her death 1952) Isabel Martínez Cartas (m. 1961; his death 1974)
Signature
Military service
Allegiance	Argentina
Service/branch	Argentine Army
Years of service	1913–1945
Rank	Lieutenant General

Juan Domingo Perón (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈxwan doˈmiŋɡo peˈɾon]; 8 October 1895 – 1 July 1974) was an Argentine army lieutenant general and politician. After serving in several government positions, including Minister of Labour and Vice President, he was thrice elected President of Argentina, serving from June 1946 to September 1955, when he was overthrown in a coup d'état, 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"), and the two were immensely popular among many Argentines. 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 Hector 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 Evita 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 party, but a political movement, because of the wide variety of people who call themselves Peronists, and there is great controversy surrounding his personality. The following Argentinian presidents were Peronists: Héctor Cámpora, Isabel Perón, Carlos Menem, Eduardo Duhalde, Néstor Kirchner and Cristina Kirchner.