Portal:Philippines/Selected biography/Archive

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[edit] Ferdinand Marcos

Appeared from October 2, 2006 to December 2, 2006.
October 23, 1966: Presidents Marcos and Lyndon Johnson during arrival ceremonies at the Manila International Airport.

Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralín Marcos (September 11, 1917 – September 28, 1989) was the tenth president of the Philippines, serving from 1965 to 1986. In 1972, he declared martial law, which allowed him to stay in power until lifting it in 1981. He was elected the same year to another full term, which was marred by personal health issues, government mismanagement, political repression, human rights violations, and rampant graft and corruption. In 1986, he was re-elected for the fourth time, in a disputed snap election. As a result, that same year, he was removed from office peacefully by the "People Power" EDSA Revolution.

He has the distinction of being the last Philippine Senate President to be elected to the presidency and being the first president to be elected to two consecutive full terms.

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