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Evita's Odyssey

16/09/2013 GMT

BBC World Service - Witness History, Evita's Odyssey

The disappearance of the remains in 1955 of Evita Peron, the revered Argentine first lady

The disappearance of the body in 1955 of Evita Peron, the revered Argentine first lady - and the decades of wild stories it inspired.

In 1955, the Argentine military seized power in a coup and stole the remains of the revered former first lady, Evita Peron. Over the next few decades, the body was stored in several different places in several different countries, inspiring wild stories about its supernatural powers. Linda Pressley travelled to Buenos Aires to investigate. 

Her full documentary, Evita's Odyssey, was first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2012.

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