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Jun 11, 2024 · Deeply discredited at home and abroad by his dubious electoral victory, Marcos held fast to his presidency as the Philippine military split between supporters of his and of Aquino’s legitimate right to the presidency.
- Imelda Marcos
Imelda Marcos (born July 2, 1929, Manila, Philippines) is a...
- Diosdado Macapagal
Diosdado Macapagal (born September 28, 1910, Lubao,...
- Manuel Roxas
Manuel Roxas (born Jan. 1, 1892, Capiz, Phil.—died April 15,...
- Corazon Aquino
Corazon Aquino (born January 25, 1933, Tarlac province,...
- Elpidio Quirino
After obtaining a law degree from the University of the...
- José P. Laurel
José P. Laurel (born March 9, 1891, Tanauan, Luzon,...
- Imelda Marcos
President Ferdinand E. Marcos in Washington in 1982. On August 21, 1983, opposition leader Benigno Aquino Jr. was assassinated on the tarmac at Manila International Airport.
Apr 2, 2014 · Holding the presidency of the Philippines for 20 years, Ferdinand Marcos ruled his country as a dictator under clouds of corruption and continual accusations of abuse of power and suppression...
Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralín Marcos (September 11, 1917 – September 28, 1989) was President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986. He was a lawyer, member of the Philippine House of Representatives (1949-1959) and a member of the Philippine Senate (1959-1965).
Ferdinand Marcos, (born Sept. 11, 1917, Sarrat, Phil.—died Sept. 28, 1989, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.), Philippine head of state (1966–86). The son of a politician, he practiced as a trial lawyer before serving under Manuel Roxas, the first president of the independent Philippines. He was himself elected president in 1966.
Aug 14, 2019 · Ferdinand Marcos (September 11, 1917–September 28, 1989) ruled the Philippines with an iron fist from 1966 to 1986. Critics charged Marcos and his regime with crimes like corruption and nepotism. Marcos himself is said to have exaggerated his role in World War II .
This timeline of the presidency of Ferdinand Marcos in the Philippines covers three periods of Philippine history in which Marcos wielded political control. First, it covers the period of Marcos' first two terms—1965 to 1969 and 1969 to 1972—under the 1935 Constitution, as well as the antecedent events which brought Marcos to ...
