A report on Ferdinand Marcos
Filipino politician, lawyer, dictator, and kleptocrat who was the 10th president of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986.
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Corazon Aquino
35 linksFilipina politician who served as the 11th president of the Philippines from 1986 to 1992.
Filipina politician who served as the 11th president of the Philippines from 1986 to 1992.
She was the most prominent figure of the 1986 People Power Revolution, which ended the two-decade rule of President Ferdinand Marcos and led to the establishment of the current democratic Fifth Philippine Republic.
People Power Revolution
27 linksSeries of popular demonstrations in the Philippines, mostly in Metro Manila, from February 22 to 25, 1986.
Series of popular demonstrations in the Philippines, mostly in Metro Manila, from February 22 to 25, 1986.
The nonviolent revolution led to the departure of Ferdinand Marcos, the end of his 20-year dictatorship and the restoration of democracy in the Philippines.
Imelda Marcos
18 linksFilipino politician who served as the First Lady of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986.
Filipino politician who served as the First Lady of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986.
She is the widow of former president Ferdinand Marcos and the mother of current president Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
Ninoy Aquino
18 linksFilipino politician who served as a senator of the Philippines (1967–1972) and governor of the province of Tarlac.
Filipino politician who served as a senator of the Philippines (1967–1972) and governor of the province of Tarlac.
Aquino, together with Gerardo Roxas and Jovito Salonga, helped form the leadership of the opposition towards then President Ferdinand Marcos.
President of the Philippines
17 linksHead of state and the head of government and chief executive of the Philippines.
Head of state and the head of government and chief executive of the Philippines.
In the text of Proclamation No. 1081 that placed the country under martial law in September 1972, President Ferdinand E. Marcos consistently referred to himself as "President of the Philippines."
Bongbong Marcos
16 linksFilipino politician who is the 17th and current president of the Philippines.
Filipino politician who is the 17th and current president of the Philippines.
He is the second child and only son of former president Ferdinand Marcos Sr. and former first lady Imelda Romualdez Marcos.
Fidel V. Ramos
19 linksFilipino general and politician who served as the 12th president of the Philippines from 1992 to 1998.
Filipino general and politician who served as the 12th president of the Philippines from 1992 to 1998.
Ramos rose through the ranks in the Philippine military early in his career and became Chief of the Philippine Constabulary and Vice Chief-of-Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines during the term of President Ferdinand Marcos.
Martial law under Ferdinand Marcos
12 linksAt 7:17 pm on September 23, 1972, President Ferdinand Marcos announced on television that he had placed the entirety of the Philippines under martial law.
Kilusang Bagong Lipunan
11 linksRight-wing to far-right political party in the Philippines.
Right-wing to far-right political party in the Philippines.
It was first formed in 1978 as an umbrella coalition of parties supporting then-President Ferdinand E. Marcos for the Interim Batasang Pambansa (the unicameral parliament) and was his political vehicle during his 20-year regime.
Liberal Party (Philippines)
14 linksLiberal political party in the Philippines.
Liberal political party in the Philippines.
As a vocal opposition party to the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos, it reemerged as a major political party after the People Power Revolution and the establishment of the Fifth Republic.