Juan and Eva Peron are some of Argentina’s biggest cultural and political icons of the past century. Eva (AKA “Evita”) captured the heart of the nation as a First Lady of the people and President Juan Peron brought prosperity to the working class. In this week’s episode, we learn how this couple’s love for each other and their country propelled them to new heights.

 
Sources:

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Juan-Perón
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Eva-Perón
Evita: Her Real Story (documentary)
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20150710-the-gruesome-untold-story-of-eva-perons-lobotomy
https://www.marxists.org/history/argentina/Perón/1951/speech.htm
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/Perón-deposed-in-argentina
https://www.biography.com/political-figure/eva-Perón
https://www.thevintagenews.com/2017/02/21/argentinas-juan-Perón-his-harboring-of-nazi-war-criminals-did-not-bring-about-the-benefits-he-expected-for-his-country/
https://www.qcc.cuny.edu/socialsciences/ppecorino/SS680/Funeral_Evita.html

 
Sub-Topics: Eva Peron biography, Eva Peron funeral, Juan Peron president, Eva Peron husband, Eva Peron Foundation