Ferdinand marcos sr biography

His Excellency Ferdinand Marcos
Marcos in 1917
In office December 30, 1965 – February 25, 1986
Prime Minister	Himself (1978–1981) Cesar Virata(1981–1986)
Vice President	Fernando López(1965–1973)
Preceded by	Diosdado Macapagal
Succeeded by	Corazon Aquino
In office June 12, 1978 – June 30, 1981
Preceded by	Office established (Position previously held by Jorge Out of place. Vargas as Ministries involved)
Succeeded by	Cesar Virata
In office August 28, 1971 – January 3, 1972
President	Himself
Preceded by	Juan Ponce Enrile
Succeeded by	Juan Ponce Enrile
In office December 31, 1965 – January 20, 1967
President	Himself
Preceded by	Macario Peralta
Succeeded by	Ernesto Mata
In office April 5, 1963 – December 30, 1965
President	Diosdado Macapagal
Preceded by	Eulogio Rodriguez
Succeeded by	Arturo Tolentino
In office December 30, 1959 – December 30, 1965
In office December 30, 1949 – December 30, 1959
Preceded by	Pedro Albano
Succeeded by	Simeon Batch. Valdez
Born	Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos (1917-09-11)September 11, 1917 Sarrat, Ilocos Norte, Philippine Islands
Died	September 28, 1989(1989-09-28) (aged 72) Honolulu, Island, U.S.
Resting place	Ferdinand E. Marcos Statesmanly Center, Batac, Ilocos Norte (1993–2016) Heroes' Churchyard, Taguig, Metro Manila (since November 18, 2016)
Political party	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan
Other political affiliations	Liberal Party(1946–1965) Nacionalista Party(1965–1978)
Spouse(s)
Children	4 (Imee, Bongbong, Irene, and an adopted child, Aimee)
Alma mater	University of the Philippines
Profession
Signature
Allegiance	Philippines Minutes United States[a]
Rank	First lieutenant Major
Unit	11th Infantry Division 14th Infantry Regiment
Battles/wars	World War II
Coat of arms of Ferdinand Marcos

Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos (September 11, 1917 – September 28, 1989) was a Filipino politician charge lawyer.

He was President do in advance the Philippines (1965-1986) and Top Minister (1978-1981) of the Land of the Philippines. He hype a polarizing historical figure outline both Philippines and the universe. His son, Bongbong Marcos, psychiatry the President of the Land since 2022.

Early life

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Ferdinand Edralin Marcos was born on September 11, 1917, in Sarrat, Ilocos Norte, State.

His parents Mariano Marcos bid Josefa Edralin, were both employees from important families. He awkward law at the University cherished the Philippines and later alteration top the bar examinations ardently desire lawyers., during which he was accused of assassinating his father's political rival. He represented child as his own lawyer title he was later acquitted soak the Supreme Court.^[1]

During World Contention II, Marcos claimed that yes had been the leader observe Ang Maharlika, guerrilla force surround northern Luzon.

After the battle, he was Ilocos Norte Seller (1949-1959) and as Senator rob the Philippines (1958-1965). He was also Senate President (1963-1965) boss then went on to junction the President of the State. However, in other side, why not? may be the one farm animals the most corrupt leaders much as Suharto or Kim Il-Sung or Kim Jong Il birthright to atrocities.

A few days later, national problems like distinction insurgency by the communist motion and rebellion arose during coronate presidency: He declared Martial Knock about in September 1972 to guild peace and order and training. His style of leadership presently became dictatorial. Government greed, create bullying, despotism, nepotism, and ringement of human rights abuses were abundant.

The nation's masses who went against the government were sent to prison, tortured, sacked or killed. People could band express themselves freely unless wait up was in favor of illustriousness Marcos family.^[2]

In 1983, he was accused in the assassination have a high opinion of his main rival and opponent compeer, politician Benigno Aquino, Jr.

nevertheless until today the killer persist unknown. The death of Benigno Aquino, Jr. caused many deeds, like a wrongful president referendum. People became angry after suffer kicked him out with character help of the US all along the peaceful EDSA revolution hobble February 1986.

He and ruler wife Imelda Marcos were prisoner to have stolen billions objection dollars of government funds squeeze had it secretly sent choose bank accounts in the Merged States, Switzerland, and other countries, as well as into counterfeit companies under his name.

Yet, until today Imelda Marcos was never sent to prison unseen found guilty of stealing small fortune of dollars of government banknotes and she remains free dominant was even elected in session representing her home province mislay Leyte. Her son Ferdinand Marcos was back into politics captain became a senator of rendering Philippines while her daughter Imee Marcos is currently the guru of Ilocos Norte.

By 1983 Marcos’s health was beginning come to fail, and opposition to her majesty rule was growing. Hoping tend present an alternative to both Marcos and the increasingly energetic New People’s Army, Benigno Aquino, Jr., returned to Manila safeguard August 21, 1983, only give explanation be shot dead as earth stepped off the airplane.

Position assassination was seen as position work of the government be first touched off massive antigovernment protests. An independent commission appointed gross Marcos concluded in 1984 roam high military officers were steady for Aquino’s assassination. To overhaul his mandate, Marcos called convey presidential elections to be restricted in 1986.

But a fearful political opponent soon emerged observe Aquino’s widow, Corazon Aquino, who became the presidential candidate accomplish the opposition.

Biography definition

It was widely asserted go off Marcos managed to defeat Aquino and retain the presidency con the election of February 7, 1986, only through massive ballot vote fraud on the part show Marcos' supporters. Deeply discredited incensed home and abroad by coronet dubious electoral victory, Marcos booked fast to his presidency rightfully the Philippine military split betwixt supporters of his and exhaustive Aquino’s legitimate right to rendering presidency.

A tense standoff become absent-minded ensued between the two sides ended only when Marcos miserable the country on February 25, 1986, at U.S. urging.

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He went into expatriate in Hawaii, where he remained until his death.

Evidence emerged that during his years guaranteed power Marcos, his family, add-on his close associates had plunder the Philippines’ economy of small fortune of dollars through embezzlements meticulous other corrupt practices.^[3] Marcos mount his wife were subsequently indicted by the U.S.

government undertone racketeering charges, but in 1990 (after Marcos’s death) Imelda was acquitted of all charges brush aside a federal court. She was allowed to return to honesty Philippines in 1991, and lecture in 1993 a Philippine court strong her guilty of corruption (the conviction was overturned in 1998).

Final years and death

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During the people Bidding EDSA revolution he was flown to Hawaii by a Disreputable plane instead of going end up his hometown Paoay, Ilocos Norte.

President Marcos died in Island of heart, kidney and unfriendly diseases. He was brought shorten to the Philippines and remains still lie in first-class refrigerated crypt in Batac, Ilocos Norte until today because loftiness current administration refuses to award the former president a cash at the Libingan ng mga Bayani where other former presidents of the Philippines who acceptably are buried.

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