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Evita
Evita (1979). The musical about the factual Eva Peron, from her humble beginnings to her marriage to the Argentine dictator Juan Peron to her early death, was a London hit before opening at the Broadway Theatre for a run of 1,567 performances, becoming the longest‐running foreign musical... Read more |
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Arturo Frondizi
Arturo Frondizi Arturo Frondizi (1908-1995) was a leader of the Argentine Radical party and the first legally elected Argentine president after the fall of Peron. He sought to restore constitutional government and to promote national economic development. Arturo Frondizi, one of 14 children... Read more |
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Eva Duarte de Peron
Eva Duarte de Perón , 1919-52, Argentine political leader. The second wife of Juan Perón , whom she married in 1945, she virtually co-governed the country during his first six years as president. A minor actress before she met Perón, Evita, as she was known, became active in... Read more |
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Avellaneda
Avellaneda , city (1991 pop. 346,620), Buenos Aires prov., E central Argentina, across the Riachuelo River from the Buenos Aires federal district. It is one of the most important industrial, commercial, and transportation centers in the country. The city, which grew in the first half of the 19th... Read more |
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Juan Domingo Peron
Juan Domingo Perón , 1895-1974, president of Argentina (1946-55; 1973-74). Early Career and First Presidency An army officer, Perón was the leader of a group of colonels that rose to prominence after the overthrow of the government of Ramón Castillo in 1943, a group which... Read more |
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David Rapaport
Rapaport, DavidWORKS BY RAPAPORTSUPPLEMENTARY BIBLIOGRAPHYAlthough David Rapaport (1911–1960) died at the early age of 49, he left an enduring legacy to the fields of psychoanalysis and psychology. He was born to a middle-class Hungarian family but in his early teens was already deeply involved in... Read more |
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Diego Maradona
Diego Maradona Diego Maradona (born 1961) is an icon in Argentina, much like Evita Peron. As a soccer player, he took his team to new heights and became a hero to sports fans—many of whom referred to him as "San Diego." He also took sports paychecks to new heights, claiming unheard of... Read more |
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Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease Definition Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) is the name of a group of inherited disorders of the nerves in the peripheral nervous system. These are the nerves throughout the body that communicate motor and sensory information to and from the... Read more |
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Juan Montalvo
Juan María Montalvo Juan Mar Read more |
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ankle
ankle The bones which constitute the ankle are the two long bones of the lower leg (tibia and fibula), which articulate with a short ankle bone called the talus. This is an ‘uniaxial’, or hinge, joint, which allows flexion and extension movements. In the case of the ankle these... Read more |
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