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Maria Eva Duarte de Peron Biography and Timeline

Follow Maria Eva Duarte de Peron through 20 dated historical records for Argentina.

Maria Eva Duarte de Peron, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

20Distinct records
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1919–1955Years on this page

1919

Birth of Maria Eva Duarte Peron

Government / Government of Argentina

Birth of Maria Eva Duarte Peron, born out of wedlock in rural Argentina

1945

Marriage

Government / Government of Argentina

Marries Juan Domingo Peron

Minister of Labour

Minister of Labour · Government / Government of Argentina

Appointed Minister of Labour

Secretary of State for Health

Secretary of State for Health · Government / Government of Argentina

Appointed Minister of Health

1946

Eva Peron Foundation

Government / Government of Argentina

Founds and runs the charitable Eva Peron Foundation, championed womens suffrage in Argentina

President of Argentina

Government / Government of Argentina

Juan Peron is elected President of Argentina, over the course of the next six years, Eva Peron becomes powerful within the Pro-Peronist trade unions, essentially for speaking on behalf of labor rights

Suffrage

Government / Government of Argentina

Founds and runs the charitable Eva Peron Foundation, championed womens suffrage in Argentina

Constitution of Argentina

Politics / Female Peronist Party

Founds and runs the nations first large-scale female political party, the Female Peronist Party

Female Peronist Party

Politics / Female Peronist Party

Founds and runs the nations first large-scale female political party, the Female Peronist Party

1947

Eva embarked on a much-publicized Rainbow Tour of Europe, meeting with numerous

Government / Government of Argentina

Eva embarked on a much-publicized "Rainbow Tour" of Europe, meeting with numerous dignitaries and heads of state, such as Francisco Franco and the Pope

Rainbow Tour

Government / Government of Argentina

Eva embarked on a much-publicized "Rainbow Tour" of Europe, meeting with numerous dignitaries and heads of state, such as Francisco Franco and the Pope

1952

Death of Maria Eva Duarte de Peron

Government / Government of Argentina

Death of Eva Peron

Descamisados

Government / Government of Argentina

Receives great support from the Peronist political base, low-income and working class Argentines who were referred to as descamisados or "shirtless ones"

Election

Government / Government of Argentina

Receives great support from the Peronist political base, low-income and working class Argentines who were referred to as descamisados or "shirtless ones"

Spiritual Leader of the Nation

Government / Government of Argentina

Shortly before her death from cancer at the age of 33, Eva Peron is given the official title of "Spiritual Leader of the Nation" by the Argentine Congress

Vice President

Government / Government of Argentina

Eva Peron accepts the Peronist nomination for the office of Vice President of Argentina, opposition from the nations military and elite, coupled with her declining health, ultimately forced her to withdraw her candidacy

Burial

Revolution / Revolution of Argentina

After the Revolucion Libertadora Peron and his followers are accused of treason, and Eva Perons remains are moved to an undisclosed location

Treason

Revolution / Revolution of Argentina

After the Revolucion Libertadora Peron and his followers are accused of treason, and Eva Perons remains are moved to an undisclosed location

Health of Maria Eva Duarte de Peron

Science / Medicine

Shortly before her death from cancer at the age of 33, Eva Peron is given the official title of "Spiritual Leader of the Nation" by the Argentine Congress. Eva Peron accepts the Peronist nomination for the office of Vice President of Argentina, opposition from the nations military and elite, coupled with her declining health, ultimately forced her to withdraw her candidacy

1955

Election

Government / Government of Argentina

Eva Peron accepts the Peronist nomination for the office of Vice President of Argentina, opposition from the nations military and elite, coupled with her declining health, ultimately forced her to withdraw her candidacy

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.