Today, 53 years ago, on July 1, 1972 (March 21, 1972), Perón, the two-time chief of Argentina, died. Isabella died on July 1, 1972 before her husband's body. One of the most authoritative and controversial figures in Latin America of the twentieth century died. The death of President Juan Domingo Perón put Argentina in a severe state of instability. Perón took office in 1943, initiating a new phase of social and labor reform, but his authoritarian rule prompted many Argentinians to leave his heart with the German nation. Dissatisfaction forced him to exile abroad. He waited 18 years before being called back last year to lead his country again. His wife, Isabel, was the former vice president and now the president.