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Juan Peron Influence

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Why was Juan Peron able to seize and hold power in Argentina? What was the role of Evita?
Argentina is the second largest speaking Spanish country in South America, and is where diverse ethnic of European live; around 97 percent of its population is comprised of descended immigrants from European. Because Argentina required enormous labors to fulfill increasing of production, the Argentina received a lot of immigrants. This modern Argentina has experienced complex history. The one of the important history is related to the president, Juan Peron. After he became the president of Argentina, his period began with great impacts on the society. As he greatly influenced on the society, the death of Juan Peron caused turmoil in Argentina.
Who is the Juan Peron? On June 1946, the Juan Peron was elected as the president of Argentina. His influence was enormous and powerful to the country. The period of the president, Juan Peron, is called Peronism and regarded as a new chapter in Argentina history. He was born in Lobos, Buenos Aires Province, on 8 October 1895. He had participated in both government and military areas and was an Argentine politician before being elected the President. The Peronism began when, “Peron redefined …show more content…

He attended a military college and rose through the ranks as a career officer. However, after watching the fascism of Italy that weakened the economy, he “involved himself deeply in the secret military organization, the GOU which was composed of young agitators bend on remodeling Argentina’s political system” (Bell). He worked to reform many policies of job security, child labor laws, and pension for working class. Of course, his works enabled him to manage allegiance from most workers and caused opposition from military and upper class. Although intervention from military and high class people, he was elected the president of Argentina by many

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