compared to the sans-culottes of the French Revolution. This segment of the population was able to join the ranks of the middle class thanks to mass access to healthcare and education opportunities and the process of industrialisation that took place in Argentina during the first two terms of Juan Perón's presidency (1946-1955). In 1989, Fernando Collor de Mello in his presidential campaign used descamisados and pés descalços ("shoeless") to refer to the poor people. See also Roto References External links Argentine magazine El Descamisado Descamisado listing on Encyclopædia Britannica Argentine people by political orientation History of Argentina (1943–1955) Class-related slurs Poverty in South America Working class in South America