History UsefulNotes / JuanDomingoPeron

While he was legally elected, Perón did not tolerate political opposition and ruled with an authoritarian style: political leader Ricardo Balbín was jailed, academics that did not support him were fired from colleges, and newspapers were forced to tone down criticism or even closed or expropriated. The electoral law was altered, so that Congress had as many Peronists as if the party had had a 90% to 100% victory. Regular people were forced to join the party and wear its badge in order to keep their jobs. Public figures such as singers or actors had to either display strong Peronist support or flee into exile. The educational system taught children to support Perón and Evita. Each October 17 was celebrated as a national holiday, and people were forced to attend it. However, Raul Apold crafted a propaganda campaign, based on the methods of Joseph Goebbels. This propaganda demonized the opposition to Perón and the state of Argentina before his arrival, and glorified him as a champion of the people, even attributing to him labor rights that existed since decades before. Perón attracted controversy for his sheltering of Nazi war criminals, but at the same time he protected Jewish immigrants and Argentine Jews. Naturally, all this created a extremely powerful personality cult around Perón and Eva. Their speeches attracted enormous crowds of cheering supporters, hundreds of buildings were erected in their names, and portraits of Perón were everywhere. Perón's very visage became a symbol of the Justicialist Party itself, and he even had his own theme song that is still sung to this day, the famous [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peronist_March Peronist March.]]

Eva Peron died of cancer, and the economic crisis continued. Former allies of Peronism, such as unions, the Church and other factions of the army began to turn against Peron. Conflicts escalated, with acts of violence on both sides, and Peron resigned in 1955. He left the country and sought asylum in several places, until he settled in Spain. Peronism was outlawed, but remained a strong political force in Argentina. By this time the UsefulNotes/ColdWar was in full force in Latin America, with the Soviet Union gaining a beachhead in UsefulNotes/FidelCastro's Cuba, from which several communist insurgent armies were promoted all across South America, some with the help of UsefulNotes/CheGuevara [[note]] Che as a proudly communist Argentine had little respect for Peron, and both men were mutually suspicious of each other, but Che admitted that Peron was a champion of the Argentine working class regardless [[/note]]. Peron and the Argentine insurgents (Montoneros, ERP, etc) both benefited from each other. Perón had people weakening the military while he stayed in Spain, and the insurgents had the proscription of Perón as a convenient excuse for their activities (specially as years passed and people began to forget about the Peronist years, that were increasingly idealized). The military finally allowed an election to be held with Peronist candidates running in them, leading to the election of Héctor Cámpora. Campora and his vicepresident resigned, and Perón ran in a new presidential election, alongside his new wife, Isabel.

The alliance between Peronism and the insurgent forces came to an end. He ordered them to disarm and close, but they did not: Perón was not willing to align with socialism or communism, and nor would he follow the Cuban Revolution. Deluding themselves that Perón was being manipulated by his close friends, Montoneros executed unionist José Rucci, a personal friend of Perón. This escalated things even further: Perón outlawed all the insurgent groups, and created the AAA (Anti-Communist Alliance) to seek and kill them.

Because of his friendly labor policies, Perón was unusual compared to the standard Argentine military officer of the time, who was strongly conservative, and he became very popular among the working class. Suspecting Perón of being a closet communist, the other military cliques forced him to resign, but a demonstration held on October 17 restored him to power. After his release he married Eva Perón. The military regime called elections and Perón ran for president. Most other parties, fearing the emergence of a local fascist government, united in the Democratic Union. Even the American ambassador to Argentina, Spruille Braden, took an active role in the election, but Perón won anyway. It was the only case in the history of Argentina that a military dictatorship called elections, took part in them and won.

Initially, there was much prosperity, as the country made lucrative food exports to the war-ravaged European countries during and after the war. Eva Peron in particular was known for giving gifts to everyone, from dolls to sewing machines. Several things owned by foreigners, such as railways, were nationalized, and the international trade in agricultural production was seized by the state. Alas, this prosperity was short-lived as a result of the populist spending programmes. Inflation reached spectacular rates, so a few years later Peron started an austerity program. Despite the opposition's fears of Italian-style fascism, Peronism took on a decidely laborist, even left-wing character, as unions such as the CGT were vastly empowered by the government. As Perón had already been Secretary of Labor, he had little issue attracting the majority of the Argentine working class, who deserted existing socialist and communist parties for Perón.

While he was legally elected, Perón did not tolerate political opposition and ruled with an authoritarian style: political leader Ricardo Balbín was jailed, academics that did not support him were fired from colleges, and newspapers were forced to tone down criticism or even closed or expropriated. The electoral law was altered, so that Congress had as many Peronists as if the party had had a 90% to 100% victory. Regular people were forced to join the party and wear its badge in order to keep their jobs. Public figures such as singers or actors had to either display strong Peronist support or flee into exile. The educational system taught children to support Perón and Evita. Each October 17 was celebrated as a national holiday, and people were forced to attend it. However, Raul Apold crafted a propaganda campaign, based on the methods of Joseph Goebbels. This propaganda demonized the opposition to Perón and the state of Argentina before his arrival, and glorified him as a champion of the people, even attributing to him labor rights that existed since decades before. Perón attracted controversy for his sheltering of Nazi war criminals, but at the same time he protected Jewish immigrants and Argentine Jews.

Initially, there was much prosperity, as the country made lucrative food exports to the war-ravaged European countries during and after the war. Eva Peron in particular was known for giving gifts to everyone, from dolls to sewing machines. Several things owned by foreigners, such as railways, were nationalized, and the international trade in agricultural production was seized by the state. Alas, this prosperity was short-lived as a result of the populist spending programmes. Inflation reached spectacular rates, so a few years later Peron started an austerity program. Despite the opposition's fears of fascism, Peronism took on a decidely laborist, even left-wing character, as unions such as the CGT were vastly empowered by the government. As Perón had already been Secretary of Labor, he had little issue attracting the majority of the Argentine working class, who deserted existing socialist and communist parties for Perón.

His populist ideology is known as Peronism, and while it contains common elements such as laborism, corporatism, Argentine nationalism, and a personality cult around Perón and his wife Eva, it primarily revolves around a constantly shifting narrative, making it difficult to define on the traditional left-right axis of political ideologies. While this arrangement allows Peronism to court a truly massive support base guaranteed to sweep aside any opposition, it also makes it more fragile compared to other populist leaders such as UsefulNotes/GetulioVargas and Eduardo Frei Montalva, whose ideologies eventually set on clear left-wing and center-left directions respectively.

Perón created a secret lodge within the military, the GOU (Grupo de Oficiales Unidos). They made a coup against president Ramón Castillo; the new military government stayed neutral during WWII and only declared war on the Axis powers when Germany was already defeated and the victorious armies were just about to enter Berlin. From the Secretary of Labor and Social Welfare he started to outline his plans, banning several unions and replacing them with unions loyal to him. The province of San Juan had a destructive earthquake, Perón forbade all independent charity donations, channeling all the welfare support through the government. He met the radio actress UsefulNotes/EvaPeron at this time.

The other military forced him to resign, but a demonstration held on October 17 restored him to power. After his release he married Eva Perón. The military regime called elections and Perón ran for president. Most other parties, fearing the emergence of a local fascist government, united in the Democratic Union. Even the American ambassador to Argentina, Spruille Braden, took an active role in the election, but Perón won anyway. It was the only case in the history of Argentina that a military dictatorship called elections, took part in them and won.

After graduating from the military college he started his military career, and married Aurelia Tizón, his first wife. He helped to depose the president Hipólito Yrigoyen in the 1930 coup, but got reassigned elsewhere as a result of the military politics. Tizón died of uterine cancer in 1938, and the couple did not have any offspring.

Juan Domingo Perón is a military officer from Argentina, who served as president for three terms, was one of the most famous populist leaders in Latin American history, and whose legacy remains an active force in Argentine politics to this day. His populist ideology is known as Peronism, and while it contains common elements such as laborism, corporatism, Argentine nationalism, and a personality cult around Perón and his wife Eva, it primarily revolves around a constantly shifting narrative, making it difficult to define on the traditional left-right axis of political ideologies.

Like Cuba's Fidel Castro, Perón is perhaps the most polarizing figure in Argentine history, with fierce defenders and detractors alike. His mannerisms, such as [[https://cdn.lavoz.com.ar/sites/default/files/styles/width_1072/public/nota_periodistica/DATA_ART_2190091.JPG him raising his hands in the air]] before speeches, and style of dress, particularly the military dress uniform he proudly wore even as a civilian president, have become notorious in Argentine popular culture. His wife Eva is also just as polarizing as her husband. Fittingly, Perón alongside Castro is one of the major inspirations for TheGeneralissimo in many media.

The alliance between Peronism and the insurgent forces came to an end. He ordered them to disarm and close, but they did not: Perón was not willing to turn to communism or join Cuba. Deluding themselves that Perón was being manipulated by his close friends, Montoneros executed unionist José Rucci, a personal friend of Perón. This escalated things even further: Perón outlawed all the insurgent groups, and created the AAA (Anti-Communist Alliance) to seek and kill them.

Eva Peron died of cancer, and the economic crisis continued. Former allies of Peronism, such as unions, the Church and other factions of the army began to turn against Peron. Conflicts escalated, with acts of violence on both sides, and Peron resigned in 1955. He left the country and sought asylum in several places, until he settled in Spain. Peronism was outlawed, but remained a strong political force in Argentina. By this time the UsefulNotes/ColdWar was in full force in Latin America, with the Soviet Union gaining a beachhead in Castro's Cuba, from which several insurgent armies were promoted all across the continent. Peron and the Argentine insurgents (Montoneros, ERP, etc) both benefited from each other. Perón had people weakening the military while he stayed in Spain, and the insurgents had the proscription of Perón as a convenient excuse for their activities (specially as years passed and people began to forget about the Peronist years, that were increasingly idealized). The military finally allowed an election to be held with Peronist candidates running in them, leading to the election of Héctor Cámpora. Campora and his vicepresident resigned, and Perón ran in a new presidential election, alongside his new wife, Isabel.

While he was legally elected, Perón did not tolerate political opposition and ruled with an authoritarian style: political leader Ricardo Balbín was jailed, academics that did not support him were fired from colleges, and newspapers were forced to tone down criticism or even closed or expropriated. The electoral law was altered, so that Congress had as many Peronists as if the party had had a 90% to 100% victory. Regular people were forced to join the party and wear its badge in order to keep their jobs. Public figures such as singers or actors had to either display strong Peronist support or flee into exile. The educational system taught children to support Perón and Evita. Each October 17 was celebrated as a national holiday, and people were forced to attend it. However, Raul Apold crafted a propaganda campaign, based on the methods of Joseph Goebbels. This propaganda demonized the opposition to Perón and the state of Argentina before his arrival, and glorified him as a champion of the people, even attributing to him labor rights that existed since decades before. Perón attracted controversy for his sheltering of Nazi war criminals, but at the same time protected Jewish immigrants and Argentine Jews.

He was sent to Europe the next year, to study the governments of the time. When he returned he wrote positive and praising reports about UsefulNotes/NaziGermany and UsefulNotes/FascistItaly, specially the latter. He had great admiration for the ways the state controlled everything in those societies. However, those reports made no mention of UsefulNotes/TheHolocaust, nor is there any known moment when he made reference to it (either supporting or rejecting it).

While he was legally elected, Perón did not tolerate political opposition and ruled with an authoritarian style: political leader Ricardo Balbín was jailed, academics that did not support him were fired from colleges, and newspapers were forced to tone down criticism or even closed or expropriated. The electoral law was altered, so that Congress had as many Peronists as if the party had had a 90% to 100% victory. Regular people were forced to join the party and wear its badge in order to keep their jobs. Public figures such as singers or actors had to either display strong Peronist support or flee into exile. The educational system taught children to support Perón and Evita. Each October 17 was celebrated as a national holiday, and people were forced to attend it. However, Raul Apold crafted a propaganda campaign, based on the methods of Joseph Goebbels. This propaganda demonized the opposition to Perón and the state of Argentina before his arrival, and glorified him as a champion of the people, even attributing to him labor rights that existed since decades before.

Juan Domingo Perón is a military officer from Argentina, who served as president for three terms, was one of the most famous populists in Latin American history, and whose legacy remains an active force in Argentine politics to this day.

Thanks to a constant change of doctrines according to the times, glorification of Perón and Evita as national heroes and a constant reinterpretation of its past that would put ''1984'' to shame, Peronism and the personality cult around Perón have managed to stay as a powerful force in Argentine politics even to this day, whereas similar ones of its time have long faded into obscurity in their respective countries.

Initially, there was much prosperity, as the country made lucrative food exports to the war-ravaged European countries during and after the war. Eva Peron in particular was known for giving gifts to everyone, from dolls to sewing machines. Several things owned by foreigners, such as railways, were nationalized, and the international trade in agricultural production was seized by the state. Alas, this prosperity was short-lived as a result of the populist spending programmes. Inflation reached spectacular rates, so a few years later Peron started an austerity program. Unions

Perón did not tolerate political opposition: political leader Ricardo Balbín was jailed, academics that did not support him were fired from colleges, and newspapers were forced to tone down criticism or even closed or expropriated. The electoral law was altered, so that Congress had as many Peronists as if the party had had a 90% to 100% victory. Regular people were forced to join the party and wear its badge in order to keep their jobs. Public figures such as singers or actors had to either display strong Peronist support or flee into exile. The educational system taught children to support Perón and Evita. Each October 17 was celebrated as a national holiday, and people were forced to attend it. However, Raul Apold crafted a propaganda campaign, based on the methods of Joseph Goebbels. This propaganda demonized the opposition to Perón and the state of Argentina before his arrival, and glorified him as a champion of the people, even attributing to him labor rights that existed since decades before.

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Juan Domingo Perón is a military officer from Argentina, who served as president for three terms.

Thanks to a constant change of doctrines according to the times, glorification of Perón and Evita as national heroes and a constant reinterpretation of its past that would put ''1984'' to shame, Peronism managed to stay as a strong party in the national politics even to this day, whereas similar ones of its time have long faded into obscurity in their respective countries. Even today, Perón's personality cult persists.

Thanks to a constant change of doctrines according to the times, glorification of Perón and Evita as national heroes and a constant reinterpretation of its past that would put ''1984'' to shame, Peronism managed to stay as a strong party in the national politics even to this day, whereas similar ones of its time have long faded into obscurity in their respective countries.

Juan Domingo Perón is a military from Argentina, who served as president for three terms.

He was sent to Europe the next year, to study the governments of the time. When he returned he wrote positive and praising reports about UsefulNotes/NaziGermany and UsefulNotes/FascistItaly, specially the latter. He had great admiration for the ways the state controlled everything in those societies. However, those reports made no mention of UsefulNotes/TheHolocaust, nor is there any known moment when he made reference to it (under either a supporting or rejecting a view).

Perón created a secret lodge within the military, the GOU (Grupo de Oficiales Unidos). They made a coup against president Ramón Castillo; the new military government stayed neutral during WWII and only declared war to the Axis powers when Germany was already defeated and the victorious armies just about to enter to Berlin. From the Secretary of Labor and Social Welfare he started to outline his plans, banning several unions and replacing them with unions loyal to him. The province of San Juan had a destructive earthquake, Perón forbade all independent charity donations, channeling all the welfare support through the government. He met the radio actress UsefulNotes/EvaPeron at this time.

The other military forced him to resign, but a demonstration held on October 17 restored him to power. After his liberation he married Eva Perón. The military regime called to elections and Perón ran for president. Most other parties, fearing the surging of a local facist government, united in the Democratic Union. Even the American ambassador to Argentina, Spruille Braden, took an active role in the election, but Perón won anyway. It was the only case in the history of Argentina that a military dictatorship called to elections, took part in them and won.

Initially, there was a big prosperity, as the country made lucrative food exports to the war-ravaged European countries during and after the war. Eva Peron in particular was known for giving gifts to everyone, from dolls to sewing machines. Several things owned by foreigners, such as railways, were nationalized, and the international trade of agriculture productions were seized by the state. Alas, this prosperity was short-lived as a result of the populist spending. Inflation made a spectacular raise, so a few years later Peron started an austerity program. Unions

Perón did not tolerate political opposition: political leader Ricardo Balbín was jailed, academics that did not support him were fired from colleges, and newspapers were forced to tone down criticism or even closed or expropiated. The electoral law was altered, so that Congress had as many Peronists as if the party had had a 90% to 10% victory. Regular people were forced to join the party and wear its badge in order to keep their jobs. Public figures such as singers or actors had to either display a strong Peronist support or flee to exile. The educative system taught children to support Perón and Evita. Each October 17 was celebrated as a national holiday, and people were forced to attend it. However, Raul Apold crafted a propaganda campaign, based on the methods of Joseph Goebbels. This propaganda demonized the opposition to Perón and the state of Argentina before his arrival, and glorified him as a champion of the people, even attributing to him labor rights that existed since decades before.

Eva Peron died of cancer, and the economic crisis continued. Former allies of Peronism, such as unions, the Church and other factions of the army, began to turn against Peron. Conflicts escalated, with acts of violence on both sides, and Peron resigned in 1955. He left the country and sought asylum at several places, until he settled in Spain. Peronism was outlawed, but remained a strong political force in Argentina. By this time the UsefulNotes/ColdWar was in full force in Latin America, with the Soviet Union gaining a beachhead in the Castro's Cuba, from which several insurgent armies were promoted all across the continent. Peron and the Argentine insurgents (Montoneros, ERP, etc) both benefited from each other. Perón had people weakening the military while he stayed in Spain, and the insurgents had the proscription of Perón as a convenient excuse for their activities (specially as years passed and people began to forgot about the Peronist years, that were increasingly idealized). The military finally allowed to held election with Peronism running in them, leading to the election of Héctor Cámpora. Campora and his vicepresident resigned, and Perón run in new presidential election, alongside his new wife, Isabel.

Perón died of old age, and his wife became president. From there, things got even worse: Montoneros and ERP started bigger and bolder attacks, and the government signed a decree ordering the army to "anihilate the subversion". The economic policy of Celestino Rodrigo caused the highest economic crisis of Argentina up to that date, the "Rodrigazo". Isabel Perón, who was just a dancer and had no political experience of any kind before becoming president, was overwhelmed by all this. This led to yet another military coup, the UsefulNotes/NationalReorganizationProcess.

Thanks to a constant change of doctrines according to the times, glorification of Perón and Evita as national heroes and a constant reinterpretation of its past that would put ''1984'' to shame, Peronism managed to stay as strong party in the national politics even to this day, whereas similar ones of its time have long faded into obscurity in their respective countries.

* HistoricalHeroUpgrade: All works about Perón made in Argentina are made according to the Peronist propaganda. He is shown as a sympathetic hero of the common people that granted them several rights and established a national utopia, and the authoritarian actions of his government, calls to political violence and even the economic crisis are all downplayed, blamed on the opposition or even ommited.
* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: In turn, all those who opposed Perón (Braden, the Democratic Union, the 1955 coup) are shown in those works as terrible monsters with no reedeming qualities.
* SpotlightStealingSquad: Someone who does not know about Argentine history and simply watches a story based on Evita may not fully realize it, but it was Juan Perón, not Eva Perón, the actual policy maker who had the reins of power. In her stories, Juan Perón is usually relegated to secondary character.

After graduating from the military college he started his military career, and married Aurelia Tizón, his first wife. He helped to depose the president Hipólito Yrigoyen in the 1930 coup, but got reassigned elsewhere as a result of the military politics. Tizón died of uterine cancer in 1938, and the couple did not had any offspring.

He was sent to Europe the next year, to study the governments of the time. When he returned he wrote positive and praising reports about UsefulNotes/NaziGermany and UsefulNotes/FascistItaly, specially the later. He had great admiration for the ways the state controlled everything in those societies. However, those reports made no mention of UsefulNotes/TheHolocaust, nor there is any known moment when he made reference to it (under either a supporting or rejecting view).

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* BrokenBase: It might not be an overstatement to say he is the most divisive politician in the entire western world.

** It works both ways with him. While he had his defects, he has been demonized by those opposed to him (for valid and not so valid reasons) as the Argentine version of the devil, while few governments in Argentina (if any at all) did as much for the rights of the working class as Peron did.

* ''ComicBook/EvitaVidaYObraDeEvaPeron''

PErón died of old age, and his wife became president. From there, things got even worse: Montoneros and ERP started bigger and bolder attacks, and the government signed a decree ordering the army to "anihilate the subversion". The economic policy of Celestino Rodrigo caused the highest economic crisis of Argentina up to that date, the "Rodrigazo". Isabel Perón, who was just a dancer and had no political experience of any kind before becoming president, was overwhelmed by all this. This led to yet another military coup, the UsefulNotes/NationalReorganizationProcess.