“Before Péron, I was poor and I was nobody; now I am only poor.” This was how a labor leader attested to the dignity and political awareness that followers of the famous Argentina’s charismatic and visionary leader, Juan Péron had when the sage was the country’s leader; especially at a period when the country was badly hit by protracted financial crisis. In spite of the precarious situation, Péron instilled sense of worth and belonging into all Argentines, an action that saw many Argentines through the harsh trying times: what a leader! George Patton likened being a leader to “being a lady if you have to go around telling people you are one, you are not.”Leadership on the other hand, has been extensively described as the process of social influence in which one person is able to enlist the aid and support of others in the accomplishment of a common task. This def...
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