1 May 1952Arrival in LimaErnesto "Che" Guevara
Guevara and Granado reach Lima, where they meet doctors and continue studying public health conditions.
Historical records for Argentina in 1952, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Guevara and Granado reach Lima, where they meet doctors and continue studying public health conditions.
Guevara meets physician and Marxist Hugo Pesce, whose ideas and medical work make a strong impression on him.
Appointed President of Argentina, 2nd term
Patients at San Pablo give Guevara and Granado a raft named Mambo-Tango for their onward journey down the Amazon.
Guevara and Granado volunteer at the San Pablo leper colony on the Amazon in Peru.
Death of Eva Peron
Death of Eva Peron
Guevara reaches Caracas near the end of his 1952 South American journey and separates from Alberto Granado.
Guevara returns to Argentina after the 1952 journey and resumes the remaining work for his medical qualification.
After the Revolucion Libertadora Peron and his followers are accused of treason, and Eva Perons remains are moved to an undisclosed location
Receives great support from the Peronist political base, low-income and working class Argentines who were referred to as descamisados or "shirtless ones"
Receives great support from the Peronist political base, low-income and working class Argentines who were referred to as descamisados or "shirtless ones"
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
After repeated mechanical failures, Guevara and Granado abandon their motorcycle in Chile and continue by other transport.
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
After the Revolucion Libertadora Peron and his followers are accused of treason, and Eva Perons remains are moved to an undisclosed location
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
Guevara and Granado visit the Chuquicamata copper-mining region during their journey through Chile.
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