Ferdinand marcos sr biography

His Excellency Ferdinand Marcos
Marcos uncover 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 Pot-pourri. 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 Fix. 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 emblematic adopted child, Aimee)
Alma mater	University of blue blood the gentry 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 Land politician and lawyer. He was Guide of the Philippines (1965-1986) and Excellent Minister (1978-1981) of the Republic endlessly the Philippines. He is a polarizing historical figure in both Philippines endure the world. His son, Bongbong Marcos, is the President of the Archipelago since 2022.

Early life

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Ferdinand Edralin Marcos was born crowd September 11, 1917, in Sarrat, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. His parents Mariano Marcos and Josefa Edralin, were both personnel from important families. He studied send the bill to at the University of the State and later on top the stop examinations for lawyers., during which explicit was accused of assassinating his father's political rival. He represented himself chimp his own lawyer and he was later acquitted by the Supreme Court.^[1]

During World War II, Marcos claimed make certain he had been the leader as a result of Ang Maharlika, guerrilla force in federal Luzon. After the war, he was Ilocos Norte Representative (1949-1959) and whereas Senator of the Philippines (1958-1965). Perform was also Senate President (1963-1965) have a word with then went on to become righteousness President of the Philippines. However, of the essence other side, he may be goodness one of the most corrupt marvellous such as Suharto or Kim Il-Sung or Kim Jong Il due abolish atrocities. A few years later, governmental problems like the insurgency by greatness communist movement and rebellion arose at hand his presidency: He declared Martial Decree in September 1972 to institute calm and order and discipline. His have round of leadership soon became dictatorial. Reach a decision greed, government bullying, despotism, nepotism, president violation of human rights abuses were abundant. The nation's masses who went against the government were sent disclose prison, tortured, raped or killed. Liquidate could not express themselves freely unless it was in favor of picture Marcos family.^[2]

In 1983, he was wrongdoer in the assassination of his advertise rival and challenger, politician Benigno Aquino, Jr. but until today the shark casanova remain unknown. The death of Benigno Aquino, Jr. caused many events, emerge a wrongful president vote. People became angry after and kicked him look after with the help of the Excessive during the peaceful EDSA revolution arbitrate February 1986.

He and his better half Imelda Marcos were accused to be born with stolen billions of dollars of deliver a verdict funds and had it secretly change to bank accounts in the Affiliated States, Switzerland, and other countries, whilst well as into fake companies beneath his name. However, until today Imelda Marcos was never sent to lock-up nor found guilty of stealing heap of dollars of government money stake she remains free and was regular elected in congress representing her domicile province of Leyte. Her son Ferdinand Marcos was back into politics sports ground became a senator of the Archipelago while her daughter Imee Marcos interest currently the governor of Ilocos Norte.

By 1983 Marcos’s health was outset to fail, and opposition to authority rule was growing. Hoping to host an alternative to both Marcos boss the increasingly powerful New People’s Bevy, Benigno Aquino, Jr., returned to Paper on August 21, 1983, only be be shot dead as he stepped off the airplane. The assassination was seen as the work of picture government and touched off massive antigovernment protests. An independent commission appointed preschooler Marcos concluded in 1984 that elate military officers were responsible for Aquino’s assassination. To reassert his mandate, Marcos called for presidential elections to wool held in 1986. But a menacing political opponent soon emerged in Aquino’s widow, Corazon Aquino, who became picture presidential candidate of the opposition. Bump into was widely asserted that Marcos managed to defeat Aquino and retain illustriousness presidency in the election of Feb 7, 1986, only through massive selection fraud on the part of Marcos' supporters. Deeply discredited at home put forward abroad by his dubious electoral supremacy, Marcos held fast to his administration as the Philippine military split 'tween supporters of his and of Aquino’s legitimate right to the presidency. Regular tense standoff that ensued between class two sides ended only when Marcos fled the country on February 25, 1986, at U.S. urging. He went into exile in Hawaii, where agreed remained until his death.

Evidence emerged that during his years in robustness Marcos, his family, and his cessation associates had looted the Philippines’ rundown of billions of dollars through embezzlements and other corrupt practices.^[3] Marcos innermost his wife were subsequently indicted unhelpful the U.S. government on racketeering assessment, but in 1990 (after Marcos’s death) Imelda was acquitted of all assessment by a federal court. She was allowed to return to the Country in 1991, and in 1993 put in order Philippine court found her guilty be advantageous to corruption (the conviction was overturned rivet 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 domination going to his hometown Paoay, Ilocos Norte. President Marcos died in Island of heart, kidney and lung diseases. He was brought back to authority Philippines and his remains still marinate in a refrigerated crypt in Batac, Ilocos Norte until today because character current administration refuses to grant class former president a burial at rectitude Libingan ng mga Bayani where pristine former presidents of the Philippines who died are buried.

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