President Perón giving a speech

María Estela Martínez de Perón (born on February 4, 1931, in La Rioja, Argentina) better known as Isabel Martínez de Perón would become the third wife of Juan Perón and President of Argentina from 1 July 1974 to 24 March 1976. This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... February 4 is the 35th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1931 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... La Rioja is a town in Argentina. ... Argentina is a country in southern South America, situated between the Andes in the west and the southern Atlantic Ocean in the east. ... Juan Domingo Perón ( October 8, 1895 – July 1, 1974) was an Argentine military officer and the President of Argentina from 1946 to 1955 and from 1973 to 1974. ... List of Heads of State (Presidents and Dictators etc. ... July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... March 24 is the 83rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (84th in Leap years). ... 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...

She met her future husband during his exile in Paraguay. At the time Isabel was a nightclub dancer. Perón was attracted to her beauty and believed she could provide him with the female companionship he had been lacking since the death of his second wife, Evita. The Republic of Paraguay is a landlocked republic in South America. ... Evitas image appeared on a wide variety of products, including stamps, coins, postcards and calendars. ...

Perón brought Isabel with him when he moved to Spain in 1960. Authorities in the strongly Roman Catholic nation did not approve of Perón's living arrangements with this young woman, so in 1961 the former president reluctantly got married for a third time. The Kingdom of Spain or Spain ( Spanish: Reino de España or España; Catalan: Regne dEspanya; Basque: Espainiako Erresuma; Galician: Reino da España) is a country located in the southwest of Europe. ... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... 1961 (As MAD Magazine pointed out on its first cover for the year) was the first upside-down year - i. ...

As Perón began to return to an active role in Argentinian politics, Isabel would often be used as a go-between from Spain to South America. Perón was forbidden from returning to Argentina, so his new wife would travel in his stead and report back to him when she returned.

It was also around this time that Isabel met José López Rega, an occult philosopher and fortune teller. Isabel was quite interested in such matters, so the two became fast friends. Under pressure from Isabel, Perón appointed López as his personal secretary. For other uses of this term, see occult (disambiguation). ... Categories: Stub ...

In 1973 Perón was persuaded to return to Argentina and run for president. He agreed and, in a surprisingly uncontroversial move, chose Isabel as his running mate. Isabel had very little in the way of political experience or ambitions, and she was a very different personality from Evita, who had been denied the post of vice president years earlier. 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... A running mate is a person running for a subordinate position on a joint ticket during an election. ... Evitas image appeared on a wide variety of products, including stamps, coins, postcards and calendars. ...

Isabel as President

Perón died on July 1, 1974, less than a year after being elected. Isabel assumed the presidency and became the world's first female president. July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... President is a title held by many leaders of organizations, companies, universities, and countries. ...

By this time, José López Rega, who had been slowly consolidating his power over the years by controlling Isabel, emerged as the clear power behind the throne—a notion which greatly frightened the military. Isabel agreed to fire López, but the military concluded that with Argentina's prevailing climate of widespread strikes and political terrorism, a weak-willed and inexperienced woman would not be a suitable president. The phrase power behind the throne refers to a person or group that informally exercises the real power of an office. ... Political terrorism is a form of terrorism (a tactic of violence that targets civilians) used to influence socio-political events so that gains occur that might not have otherwise happened by peaceful means. ...

On March 24, 1976, she was kidnapped and deposed in a bloodless coup. After remaining under house arrest for five years, she was sent into exile in Spain in 1981. She was not allowed to return to Argentina until the presidency of Raúl Alfonsín in 1983. March 24 is the 83rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (84th in Leap years). ... 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Kidnapped may refer to the crime of Kidnapping or Kidnapped (2005 mini series) Kidnapped (2002 film) Kidnapped (1995 TV movie) Kidnapped (1986 film 1) Kidnapped (1986 film 2) Kidnapped (1979 mini series) Kidnapped (1971 film) Kidnapped (1960 film) Kidnapped (1938 film) Kidnapped (1948 film) Kidnapped (1994 film) Kidnapped (1929 film... A coup détat, or simply a coup, is the sudden overthrow of a government, usually done by a small group that just replaces the top power figures. ... The Kingdom of Spain or Spain ( Spanish: Reino de España or España; Catalan: Regne dEspanya; Basque: Espainiako Erresuma; Galician: Reino da España) is a country located in the southwest of Europe. ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Raúl Alfonsín, in 2003 Raúl Ricardo Alfonsín Foulkes (born 13 March 1927) was president of Argentina from 10 December 1983 to 9 July 1989. ... 1983 is an integer and composite number that represents a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...