Juan Domingo Perón

About

President of Argentina from 1946 to 1955 and then again from 1973 to 1974. He and his wife Eva Duarte, who was known as "Evita," are the subjects of a musical named that is named after his wife.

Before Fame

His grandmother forged his birth certificate in order to make him eligible for the military.

Trivia

The political ideology in Argentina known as Peronism stems from him.

Family Life

He married three times; his marriage to second wife, Eva Duarte, lasted from 1945 until her death in 1952.

Associated With

During his studies abroad to learn about different types of governments, he was reported to have had a positive impression of Benito Mussolini.