biography
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Perón, Isabelita
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popular name of Maria Estela Perón née Martínez Cartas
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pronunciation:
[peron]
| sex:
| female
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| lived:
| (1931– )
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| biography:
| President of Argentina (1974–6), born in La Rioja Province, NWC Argentina. She was a dancer, who became the third wife of Juan Perón in 1961, living with him in Spain until his return to Argentina as president in 1973, when she was made vice-president. She took over the presidency at his death in 1974, but her inadequacy in office led to a military take-over in 1976. She was imprisoned for five years on a charge of abuse of public property, and on her release in 1981 settled in Madrid. |
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