Eva "Evita" Duarte de Peron (7 May 1919-26 July 1952) was the First Lady of Argentina from 4 June 1946 to 26 July 1952 as the wife of President Juan Peron.
Biography[]
Eva Duarte was born into poverty in the rural village of Los Toldos in the Pampas region of Argentina, and she moved to Buenos Aires in 1934 at the age of 15 to pursue an acting career. Duarte became a radio and television actress after having romantic relationships with several members of the city's elite. She met Colonel Juan Peron on 22 January 1944 at a charity concert to benefit earthquake victims in San Juan, and the two married the following year. Her political instincts formed the foundation of her husband's political success until her death from cancer. Snubbed by the establishment, she built up a large popular following through her support for the poor and for women's rights. Through her husband, she achieved female suffrage in 1947. After her death she became idolized, and her myth became a powerful link in uniting the disparate strands of Peronism.
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