Juan and Eva Peron

by Clive Foss

Juan and Eva Peron formed a charismatic and formidable partnership, arousing passionate emotions in Argentina during the 1940s and 1950s. Juan Peron's rise to power began in 1943 when he helped organize the successful coup of pro-Axis army officers. He became minister of war, vice-president, and secretary of labor; but was then briefly imprisoned, before being elected president in 1946. It was Eva's phenomenal popularity with the poor that helped...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0750945567
• ISBN13: 9780750945561
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: Sutton Publishing
• Length: 111 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 7.6"