Person

Isabel Perón

b. 1931 · 20th century · Also known as María Estela Martínez de Perón

Isabel Perón is the third wife of Juan Perón, elected his vice-president in 1973, who succeeded him on his death in July 1974 and became the world's first woman to hold the title of president. Her government was marked by inflation, strikes and the death squads of the Argentine Anticommunist Alliance, and she was deposed by the military coup of 24 March 1976.

Isabel Perón
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Isabel Perón. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/isabel-peron
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