Eva Perón

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Eva Perón

Q: How old was Eva Perón when she died?

Eva Perón was 33 years old when she died of cancer .

Q: Where was Eva Perón born and raised?

Eva Perón was born in the small town of Los Toldos, on the Argentine Pampas . She moved to Junín , Argentina , following her father’s death and traveled to Buenos Aires when she was 15 to pursue an acting career.

Q: Why is Eva Perón famous?

As the second wife of Argentine Pres. Juan Perón , Eva became a powerful, though unofficial, political leader. She was revered by the lower economic classes and helped enact a number of reforms and policies to their benefit. She also helped bring about the passage of Argentina’s women’s suffrage law.

Argentine political figure and actress

Also known as: Eva Duarte de Perón, Evita, María Eva Duarte

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In full:: Eva Duarte de Perón

Née:: María Eva Duarte

Byname:: Evita

Born:: May 7, 1919, Los Toldos, Argentina

Died:: July 26, 1952, Buenos Aires (aged 33)

How old was Eva Perón when she died?

Where was Eva Perón born and raised?

Why is Eva Perón famous?

Eva Perón (born May 7, 1919, Los Toldos, Argentina—died July 26, 1952, Buenos Aires) was the second wife of Argentine Pres. Juan Perón, who, during her husband’s first term as president (1946–52), became a powerful though unofficial political leader, revered by the lower economic classes. Duarte was born in the small town of Los Toldos on the Argentine Pampas. Her parents, Juan Duarte and Juana Ibarguren, were not married, and her father had a wife and another family. Eva’s family struggled financially, and the situation worsened when Juan died when she was six years old. A few years later they ...(100 of 531 words)

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