Evita Peron

Remember the 1996 movie Evita top billed by Madonna and Antonio Banderas. Madonna played Evita Peron born Maria Eva Duarte, the daughter of a poor farmer. Evita grew up to be an ambitious young woman who soon fulfilled her dreams of becoming an actress. Soon enough she became part of the high society circle of Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina.

In 1945, Evita met Juan Peron who was at that time the Minister of War of the country. They married that same year. Evita became influential in Peron's climb to the Presidency. She was very active in politics by establishing her own foundations which helped build schools and hospitals in depressed areas of Argentina. She was a strong advocate of democracy that was why she was admired by all the Argentines.

Evita's political life was short-lived but remarkable. Her short stint which was only four years, co-terminus with her husband has stirred admirations not only from her own country but also the rest of the world. In 1950, she was diagnosed to have the feared cancer disease and died the following year at the untimely age of 33.