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Ferdinand Edralin Marcos |
September 11, 1917 |
1989 |
Dictator of the Philippines |
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| Ferdinand Marcos rose from humble beginnings, through the Philippine Congress, to become president of the Philippines in 1965. He was re-elected in 1969. In 1972, battling civil strife from Muslim and communist insergents, he suspended the constitution, declared martial law, and became a dictator.
Marcos allowed elections in 1986. He claimed victory over Corazon Aquino but was forced out of office by a popular uprising. He was eventually forced to leave the county and he and his wife fled to Hawaii. . |
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| Imelda Marcos, Corazon Aquino |
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| Imelda , Philippines |