He was born on October 8, 1895, in Lobos, Argentina. He enrolled in the Argentina military at the age of 16. In 1926, he became captain and moved to Buenos Aires. Juan participated in the coup of 1930, which was an attack on Buenos Aires by an extremist group against the president.
In 1929, Juan married his first wife, Aurelia Tezon, who died of cancer in 1938.
On January 15, 1944, there was an earthquake in Argentina, killing six thousand people. Juan Peron established a fund raiser to help the victims. He held an artsitic festival to raise money, where radio and film actors could attend. It was at the festival that Juan met Eva Duarte.
By 1945, Peron was becoming the most powerful man in the government. On October, 1945, Peron was arrested out of fear and jealousy from others in the governement. 350,000 people gathered in front of Argentina's government house and demanded that Peron be released from prison. Their wish was granted.
Peron married Eva Duarte on December 9, 1945 and in 1946, Peron was elected president and Eva became the political voice of Argentina and would later braodcast her political opinions on the radio.
Juan Peron died on July 1, 1974.
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