Juan Domingo Perón was Vice President and Secretary of War under General Edelmiro Farrell. On October 9, 1945 Perón was forced to resign and arrested by opponents within the armed forces. On October 17, mass demonstrations in the Plaza de Mayo organized by Eva Duarte (Known as Evita) and the CGT trade union federation forced the release from prison of Juan Perón. Four days later, he married his second wife, Evita, who became hugely popular. She helped her husband, who would later become president of Argentina, gain support with labor and women’s groups.
The Plaza de Mayo has always been the focal point of political life in Buenos Aires. For several years the Peronist movement gathered every October 17th in the Plaza de Mayo to show their support for their leader (and October 17 is still “Loyalty Day” for the traditional Peronists).
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