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Events on Sunday 24 February 1946 1
1946Juan Peron Elected President of ArgentinaPopulist leader wins Argentina's first postwar electionJuan Domingo Peron won Argentina's presidential election with the backing of labor unions and the working class. His presidency would reshape Argentine politics for decades through the movement that came to bear his name, Peronism.