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Ferdinand Marcos was inaugurated to his first term as the 10th president of the Philippines on December 30, 1965, after winning the Philippine presidential election of 1965 against the incumbent president, Diosdado Macapagal.
3 days ago · 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.
Apr 2, 2014 · Known for running a corrupt, undemocratic regime, Ferdinand Marcos was the president of the Philippines from 1966 to 1986 before fleeing to the United States.
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).
The history of the Philippines, from 1965 to 1986, covers the presidency of Ferdinand Marcos. The Marcos era includes the final years of the Third Republic (1965–1972), the Philippines under martial law (1972–1981), and the majority of the Fourth Republic (1981–1986).
Nov 19, 2016 · Few leaders began their presidency with such promise and ended in such ignominy as the Philippines’ Ferdinand Marcos. Born in 1917 to a prominent political family in rural Ilocos Norte, Marcos easily won the 1965 presidential election widely regarded as a fair contest with an abundance of charisma and superb oratory skills. ADVERTISEMENT.
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.
