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Evita(nickname Eva) Duarte was born on May 7, 1919 in Los Toldos, Argentina. Her parents were Juana Ibarguren and Juan Duarte. Her siblings were Erminda, Juan, Elisa, and Blanca.
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In 1926 sadly Eva’s dad,Juan Duarte, died in a car accident. They were already struggling, however the loss of her father meant they had to work harder. Four years later they moved to Junin, a city in the province of Buenos Aires.
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When Eva was around 15 years old, she moved to Buenos Aires to become an actress. In 1937, she got her first film role in Segundos Afuera. She also got a contract to perform on the radio.
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When she was about 20 years old, she started her own entertainment. The Company of the Theater in Air. In 1943 she signed on to portray a number of famous women in history on a radio series. Which gave her a chance to play the likes of Queen Elizabeth, and Catherine the Great.
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In 1943, Eva met Juan Peron, assumed the post of a secretary of labor and a social welfare in the military government. They started to developed a close relationship. She was becoming his loyal politicians confidante and partner, she helped him increase his support among masses.
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In October 1945, Juan was arrested and put in prison by a group of military men who didn’t support him, Eva helped get him out by organizing a mass demonstration that led him to his release.
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On October 21, 1945, Eva married Juan Peron, a colonel and a government official. The next year he became president. Her position of first lady to fight for things she believed in. Like women suffrages and helping the lives of the poor.
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Eva launched a campaign about women suffrage. It was her campaign promise to make it true. Thanks to Eva’s efforts suffrage for women became a law in 1947. Four years later women finally got to vote for the first time in an national election.
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Eva Peron was asked to be vice president in 1951. However she denied. She turned down the post because health, she been battling cervical cancer.
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Sadly on July 26, 1952, Eva Peron died. She died because of cervical cancer, in Buenos Aires. June was the last public appearance she made.
