Perón, Juan Do ‧ min ‧ go /wɑːn dəˈmɪŋɡəʊ $ hwɑːn-/ BrE AmE
(1895–1974) an army officer who became president of Argentina in 1946. He and his wife Eva ↑ Perón were very popular but after she died he lost a lot of his popularity and had to leave the country in 1955. He returned and became president again in 1973.