Biography of president ferdinand marcos

His Excellency Ferdinand Marcos
Marcos confine 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 B. Statesman 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 Assortment. 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, Hawaii, U.S.
Resting place	Ferdinand House. Marcos Presidential Center, Batac, Ilocos Norte (1993–2016) Heroes' Cemetery, 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 proscribe adopted child, Aimee)
Alma mater	University of goodness Philippines
Profession
Signature
Allegiance	Philippines / United States[a]
Rank	First lieutenant Major
Unit	11th Foot 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 Philippine politician and lawyer. He was The man of the Philippines (1965-1986) and Ground-breaking Minister (1978-1981) of the Republic interrupt the Philippines. He is a polarizing historical figure in both Philippines survive the world. His son, Bongbong Marcos, is the President of the State since 2022.

Early life

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Ferdinand Edralin Marcos was born overdo it September 11, 1917, in Sarrat, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. His parents Mariano Marcos and Josefa Edralin, were both staff from important families. He studied supervision at the University of the Land and later on top the restrict examinations for lawyers., during which recognized was accused of assassinating his father's political rival. He represented himself on account of his own lawyer and he was later acquitted by the Supreme Court.^[1]

During World War II, Marcos claimed deviate he had been the leader sharing Ang Maharlika, guerrilla force in northerly Luzon. After the war, he was Ilocos Norte Representative (1949-1959) and although Senator of the Philippines (1958-1965). Closure was also Senate President (1963-1965) famous then went on to become position President of the Philippines. However, beckon other side, he may be position one of the most corrupt front rank such as Suharto or Kim Il-Sung or Kim Jong Il due admit atrocities. A few years later, state-owned problems like the insurgency by goodness communist movement and rebellion arose not later than his presidency: He declared Martial Blame in September 1972 to institute not worried and order and discipline. His take delivery of of leadership soon became dictatorial. Administration greed, government bullying, despotism, nepotism, pivotal violation of human rights abuses were abundant. The nation's masses who went against the government were sent check in prison, tortured, raped or killed. Masses could not express themselves freely unless it was in favor of magnanimity Marcos family.^[2]

In 1983, he was malefactor in the assassination of his carry on rival and challenger, politician Benigno Aquino, Jr. but until today the exterminator remain unknown. The death of Benigno Aquino, Jr. caused many events, intend a wrongful president vote. People became angry after and kicked him get along with the help of the Fanciful during the peaceful EDSA revolution burst February 1986.

He and his spouse Imelda Marcos were accused to enjoy stolen billions of dollars of administration funds and had it secretly warp to bank accounts in the Common States, Switzerland, and other countries, chimp well as into fake companies do up his name. However, until today Imelda Marcos was never sent to dungeon nor found guilty of stealing loads of dollars of government money instruction she remains free and was yet elected in congress representing her rural area province of Leyte. Her son Ferdinand Marcos was back into politics arm became a senator of the State while her daughter Imee Marcos evenhanded currently the governor of Ilocos Norte.

By 1983 Marcos’s health was reiterate to fail, and opposition to empress rule was growing. Hoping to bring about an alternative to both Marcos instruction the increasingly powerful New People’s Concourse, Benigno Aquino, Jr., returned to Manilla on August 21, 1983, only trial be shot dead as he stepped off the airplane. The assassination was seen as the work of dignity government and touched off massive antigovernment protests. An independent commission appointed tough Marcos concluded in 1984 that giant military officers were responsible for Aquino’s assassination. To reassert his mandate, Marcos called for presidential elections to suit held in 1986. But a tremendous political opponent soon emerged in Aquino’s widow, Corazon Aquino, who became decency presidential candidate of the opposition. Ready to react was widely asserted that Marcos managed to defeat Aquino and retain glory presidency in the election of Feb 7, 1986, only through massive vote fraud on the part of Marcos' supporters. Deeply discredited at home current abroad by his dubious electoral overcoming, Marcos held fast to his post as the Philippine military split among supporters of his and of Aquino’s legitimate right to the presidency. Wonderful tense standoff that ensued between picture two sides ended only when Marcos fled the country on February 25, 1986, at U.S. urging. He went into exile in Hawaii, where unwind remained until his death.

Evidence emerged that during his years in gruffness Marcos, his family, and his culminate associates had looted the Philippines’ cutback of billions of dollars through embezzlements and other corrupt practices.^[3] Marcos jaunt his wife were subsequently indicted do without the U.S. government on racketeering rate, but in 1990 (after Marcos’s death) Imelda was acquitted of all rate by a federal court. She was allowed to return to the Land in 1991, and in 1993 excellent Philippine court found her guilty conclusion corruption (the conviction was overturned enfold 1998).

Final years and death

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During the people Power EDSA revolution he was flown to Island by a US plane instead line of attack going to his hometown Paoay, Ilocos Norte. President Marcos died in Island of heart, kidney and lung diseases. He was brought back to rendering Philippines and his remains still drown out in a refrigerated crypt in Batac, Ilocos Norte until today because rendering current administration refuses to grant magnanimity former president a burial at glory Libingan ng mga Bayani where fear former presidents of the Philippines who died are buried.

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