ARGENTINA: Man on a Motorcycle

When 2,000 happy motorcyclists roared through the streets of Buenos Aires one day last week to honor "Argentina's No. 1 Motorcyclist," the parade was led by none other than the No. 1 motorcyclist himself. At the Casa Rosada (Pink House, Argentina's White House), President Juan Perón, decked out in a broad smile and a jockey cap, dismounted from his Italian-made Gilera to take the riders' salutes.

Last week's procession, which took half an hour to pass the reviewing stand, was a relatively modest tribute to Argentina's strong man. Among the extravagant titles Perón's followers bestow on him is "World's No....

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