A prayer for Evita: Here's why many Argentinians are devoted to a first lady who died in 1952
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Far from Argentina, few people may know much about Eva Perón, widely known as “Evita." But the former first lady, who died in 1952, is a constant presence in her home country. Her face is printed on hundred-peso bills, it is used by social and political organizations during protests and keeps a spec…
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Early every morning, just as she reaches her workplace at a labor union in Buenos Aires, Angeles Celerier heads to the chapel and prays to Saint Cajetan, Saint Teresa and Eva Peron.
Far from Argentina, few people may know much about Eva Perón, widely known as “Evita." But the former first lady, who died in 1952, is a constant presence in her home country. Her face is printed on hundred-peso bills, it is used by social and political organizations during protests and keeps a spec…
Between 1946 and 1952, when Evita died of cancer at age 33 and husband President Juan Domingo Perón concluded his first term, the couple dignified the working class and prioritized social justice.
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