Tag: Eva Peron

• Saturday, September 28th 2019 - 09:57 UTC

  Hundreds of women dress up as Eva Peron in support of Argentina's opposition

  

  Women dressed as Eva Peron, old political anthems blaring in the streets, flash-mobs with step-perfect choreography - it's all part of the present-day cut and thrust of politics in Buenos Aires.

• Tuesday, May 7th 2019 - 09:59 UTC

  The “Spiritual Leader of the Argentine Nation” was born a century ago

  

  She was probably the most influential woman in recent South American history, who in her brief life changed the political culture of Argentina: she was adored by the poor and the workers, she empowered women and helped her husband, as First Lady, build a formidable catch-all movement that has since dominated Argentine politics. All this in such a short period of time, less than a decade, has turned Evita Peron into a myth.

• Thursday, July 24th 2014 - 06:09 UTC

  Peron's iconic 1951 Cadillac limousine to be auctioned in London

  

  A 1951 Cadillac limousine owned by former Argentine president Juan Domingo Peron will be auctioned at Silverstone Auctions in England. The car, which was part of a Peron-Eva exhibition at the Eva Peron Museum in Buenos Aires, is privately owned, and was handed over to the auction house. The Cadillac has an estimated value of between 200,000 and 260,000 pounds.

• Wednesday, July 10th 2013 - 17:32 UTC

  “Evita” 100-Peso bill are legal tender and must be accepted, warns Argentine central bank

  

  Argentina's central bank has warned businesses to stop rejecting commemorative bank notes bearing the image of Eva Peron to mark the 60th anniversary of the iconic former first lady's death. President Cristina Fernandez, whose fiery speaking style often prompts comparisons with that of “Evita” unveiled the 100-peso bills emblazoned with her profile a year ago.