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Isabel Martínez de Perón was born Isabel Martínez on February 4, 1931, in La Rioja, Argentina. She would become the third wife of Juan Perón and President of Argentina from 1 July 1974 to 24 March 1976.

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.

Perón brought Isabel with him when he moved to Spain in 1960. Authorities in the strongly Catholic nation did not approve of Perón's living arrangements with this young woman, so in 19611961 (As MAD Magazine pointed out on its first cover for the year) was the first "upside-down" year i. one that looked the same upside down since 1881, and the last until 6009. Events January January 1 The farthing coin, used since the 13th century, cease the former president reluctantly got married for a third time.

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 occultFor other uses of this term, see occult (disambiguation). The word occult comes from Latin occultus (hidden), referring to the knowledge of the secret' or 'knowledge of the hidden' and often meaning 'knowledge of the supernatural', as opposed to 'knowledg philosopher and fortune tellerA fortune teller is one who predicts the future, often for commercial purposes. The term can also refer to a toy made cut and folded in a certain fashion, which performs a similar function at far less expense.. Isabel was quite interested in such matters, so the two became fast friends. Under pressure from Isabel, Perón appointed Rega as his personal secretary.

In 1973Events January events January 1 United Kingdom, Ireland, and Denmark enter the European Economic Community now known as the European Union January 3 Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) sells the New York Yankees for $10 million to a 12-person syndicate led Perón was persuaded to return to Argentina and run for president. He agreed and, in a surprisingly uncontroversial move, chose Isabel as his running mateA running mate is a person running for a subordinate position on a joint ticket during an election. The term is usually used in reference to a prospective vice president of the United States, who the prospective president appoints sometime during the cour. Isabel had very little in the way of politicial experience or ambitions and she was a very different personality from Evita, who had been denied the post of vice president years earlier.

Perón died on July 1July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. Events 1097 Battle of Dorylaeum Crusaders under Bohemond of Taranto defeat a Turkish army under Qilich Arslan I. 1690 Battle of the Boyne as reck, 1974, less than a year after being elected. Isabel assumed the presidency and became the world's first female presidentPresident is a title held by many leaders of organizations, companies, universities, and countries. Etymologically, a "president" is one who presides, who sits in leadership (from Latin prae "before" + sedere "to sit"). Originally, the term usually referr. 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 unexperienced woman would not be a suitable president.

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 1981. She was not allowed to return to Argentina until the presidency of Raúl Alfonsín in 1983.