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In 1971, President Lanusse, convinced that political order could not be achieved without the former leader, cleared the way for PerOn's return. PerOn was forbidden to run in the Mar., 1973, presidential election, but his designated candidate, Hector CAmpora, won. CAmpora resigned in July, and the following September PerOn was elected president by 62% of the vote; his second wife, Isabel MartInez de PerOn, whom he had married in 1961, was elected vice president though she was widely resented by those devoted to the late Eva PerOn. Restored to power, PerOn moved sharply to the right. He died of a heart attack in 1974, and his wife assumed the presidency.
Isabel PerOn was unable to command the support of any powerful group, not even organized labor. Following a sharp rise in political terrorism and guerrilla activity, the armed forces intervened on Mar. 24, 1976, instituting one of the bloodiest regimes in South American history. The military ruled until 1982. In 1990, the Peronist candidate Carlos SaUl Menem won the presidential elections, demonstrating the continued appeal of Peronism in Argentina.
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