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On October 8, 1895, Juan Peron was born. He lived with a modest family in Lobos Argentina. Juan was a single child from Juana Sosa Toledo and Mario Tomás Perón
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When Juan was young, he was very athletic, playing several sports.These sports included fencing, skiing and boxing. In 1911 Peron was 16, and joined military school.
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Juan’s first assignments in the military were diplomatic. In 1938-1940 Peron served as an attache to Chile. This was his first major assignment.
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In 1941, Juan came back to Argentina from his assignment as an attache. He then joined Grupo de Oficiales Unidos, a secret group of military officers. This group shared ideas on Trading Unions and labor rights.
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Juan Peron continually shared ideas and traded ideas with the GOU until 1943. In 1943, Peron was busy helping the GOU overthrow the civilian government. This included making a coup d etat against President Ramon Castillo of Argentina.
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Juan Peron’s influence began to grow. He started as the secretary of labor and social welfare, then became vice president from 1944-1945. Juan’s power was definitely rising.
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Juan Peron was very popular in the military, as well as in the groups of laborers. In 1945 a military effort was meant to squash Peron’s influence, but because of his popularity, it failed. Rebellious acts could not stop Juan Peron.
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In 1945, Juan married a woman named Evita. Evita was a smart but also beautiful woman. She quit her acting job and became an intelligent political partner with her husband.
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After the happenings of 1945, Juan wanted to improve his influence. So, he made a radio announcement addressing tens of thousands of people reinforcing his power as a national leader. After that in 1946, Juan became President of Argentina.
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During his presidency, Juan promoted a “Third Way” of government that was not communist nor capitalist. His presidency went from 1946-1955, or until the military drove him out.His wife had died, so he went alone to Madrid.
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Juan married a woman named Isabel in Madrid and started to rebuild his life. Even from Madrid, Peron exerted enough political influence to help shape the Peronist movement, giving him a chance to run for presidency of Argentina. Juan was president from 1973-1974 when he died July 1st 1974
