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Imelda Romuáldez Marcos (locally [ɪˈmelda ˈmaɾkɔs]; born Imelda Remedios Visitación Trinidad Romuáldez; July 2, 1929) is a Filipino politician who was First Lady of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986, wielding significant political power after her husband Ferdinand Marcos placed the country under martial law in September 1972.
Apr 2, 2014 · Imelda Marcos spent more than 20 years as the first lady of the Philippines before being driven from power. She became infamous for her lavish spending habits before returning to politics.
Apr 1, 2022 · Long before Ferdinand Marcos met Imelda, President Elpidio Quirino was already head over heels for the young “Rose of Tacloban.” At 18, Imelda was at the height of her youthful beauty.
May 23, 2024 · Imelda Remedios Visitacion Romualdez was born in Manila, the capital of the Philippines and is the oldest daughter of Vicente Orestes Romualdez, a lawyer and Remedios T. Romualdez, a former boarder at a convent in Manila. Young Imelda spent her childhood at the Malacanang Palace.
Feb 20, 2016 · I interviewed Imelda Marcos – the shoe hound, the Iron Butterfly, the disco-dancing detestation of the desaparecidos – in 2001, when I was 16 years old.
Oct 12, 2012 · MANILA — Holding up a photograph of Imelda Marcos in her youthful heyday as an international bon vivant and first lady of the Philippines, Carlos Celdran became contemplative.
Jul 27, 2023 · In 1954, during a visit to the capital where her cousin Daniel Romualdez was then Philippine Speaker Pro Tempore of the House of Representatives, Imelda’s good looks caught the eyes of a young...
