ˌʌndɚ ðə ɹˈuːl ʌv hwˈɑːn pəɹˈɑːn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi sˈɪks nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈaɪv hiː wʌzɐ mˈɪlɪtənt dʒʌstˈɪʃəlˌɪst, klˈoʊs tʊ ˈiːvə pəɹˈɑːn, hˈuːm hiː mˈɛt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti.
Under the rule of Juan Perón (1946–1955) he was a militant Justicialist, close to Eva Perón, whom he met in 1950.