Eva Peron
Maria Eva Duarte de Peron (1919-1952) was the wife of Argentinian President Juan Peron and was First Lady of Argentina from 1946 until her death in 1952.
Upon her husband's ascendency to the nation's highest office, Eva Peron - or "Evita" as she was called by her many admirers - became enormously popular among working class Argentinians for her support and encouragement of labor unions. She became so popular, in fact, that in 1951, she announced her candidacy to become Vice President of...
