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Peron paternity test 'negative' | Peron paternity test 'negative' |
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Tests show Argentina's late strongman Juan Domingo Peron did not father a woman who claims to be his daughter, lawyers for the president's widow say. | |
Martha Holgado, 72, is fighting to be recognised as Peron's only descendant. | Martha Holgado, 72, is fighting to be recognised as Peron's only descendant. |
Lawyers for Peron's widow said a DNA test on his remains was negative, but Ms Holgado rejected this, saying she was waiting for more test results. | |
Peron's body was reburied in a new mausoleum last month amid clashes between rival groups of supporters. | Peron's body was reburied in a new mausoleum last month amid clashes between rival groups of supporters. |
A court ordered that DNA samples be taken when his remains were disinterred prior to reburial and final test results are still to be made public. A lawyer for Peron's widow, Maria Estela Isabel Martinez de Peron, said the private test showed no relation between the ex-president and Ms Holgado. | |
But Ms Holgado told Argentine media that there was something suspicious about these results. | |
"I was born Juancito's daughter and will die Juancito's daughter," she told the Clarin newspaper. | "I was born Juancito's daughter and will die Juancito's daughter," she told the Clarin newspaper. |
She says the late leader fathered her in an extra-marital relationship during his marriage to his first wife. | She says the late leader fathered her in an extra-marital relationship during his marriage to his first wife. |
Peron, who died in 1974, is still revered by many Argentines who see him as a champion of the country's poor. | Peron, who died in 1974, is still revered by many Argentines who see him as a champion of the country's poor. |
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