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Ferdinand Marcos

Personal data
Date of birthSeptember 11, 1917
Place of birthSarrat, Ilocos Norte, Philippines
Date of deathSeptember 28, 1989(age 72)
Place of deathHonolulu, Hawaii, United States
Resting placeMarcos Museum and Mausoleum, Batac, Ilocos Norte, Philippines
Political partyKilusang Bagong Lipunan (1978 � 1989)
Other partyLiberal Party (1946 � 1965)
Nacionalista Party (1965 � 1978)
SpouseImelda Romuáldez (1954 � 1989)
Alma materUniversity of the Philippines College of Law
ProfessionLawyer
ReligionRoman Catholicism, formerly Iglesia Filipina Independiente or Philippine Independent Church
Military service
AllegianceRepublic of the Philippines
Battles/warsWorld War II
10th President of the Philippines
6th President of the Third Republic
1st President of the Fourth Republic
In officeDecember 30, 1965 - February 25, 1986
PresidentFernando Lopez (1965 � 1973)
Arturo Tolentino (Feb 16 � 25, 1986)
Prime ministerHimself (1978 � 1981)
Cesar Virata (1981 � 1986)
Vice PresidentFernando Lopez (1965 � 1973)
Arturo Tolentino (Feb 16 � 25, 1986)
Succeeded byCorazon Aquino
Preceded byDiosdado Macapagal
3rd Prime Minister of the Philippines
In officeJune 12, 1978 - June 30, 1981
Succeeded byCesar Virata
Preceded byOffice established
(Position previously held by Pedro Paterno)
11th President of the Senate of the Philippines
In officeApril 5, 1963 - December 30, 1965
PresidentDiosdado Macapagal
Succeeded byArturo Tolentino
Preceded byEulogio Rodriguez
Senator of the Philippines
In officeDecember 30, 1959 - December 30, 1965
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Ilocos Norte's Second District
In officeDecember 30, 1949 - December 30, 1959
Succeeded bySimeon M. Valdez
Preceded byPedro Albano

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Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos, Sr. (September 11, 1917 � September 28, 1989) was a Filipino dictator who held the title of President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986. He was a lawyer, member of the Philippine House of Representatives (1949 � 1959) and a member of the Philippine Senate (1959 � 1965). He was the Senate President from 1963 � 1965.

While in power he implemented wide-ranging programs of infrastructure development and economic reform. However, his administration was marred by massive authoritarian corruption, despotism, nepotism, political repression, and human rights violations.

In 1983, his government was accused of being involved in the assassination of his primary political opponent, Benigno Aquino, Jr. Public outrage over the assassination served as the catalyst for the People Power Revolution in February 1986 that led to his removal from power and eventual exile in Hawaii. It was later discovered that he and his wife Imelda Marcos had moved billions of dollars of embezzled public funds to the United States, Switzerland, and other countries, as well as into alleged corporations during his 20 years in power.

Ferdinand Marcos Video

On September 18, 1986, just 7 months after she was swept to power by a popular revolt against dictator Ferdinand Marcos, president Corazon C. Aquino addressed the joint session of the United States Congress during her first visit to the country since she came home to bury slain opposition leader and husband Sen. Benigno "Ninoy" S. Aquino, Jr. in August 1983. NO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT INTENDED! FOR POSTERITY, INFORMATION AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY!
10.28 min. | 0 user rating		 It's been 39 years since former president and dictator Ferdinand Marcos signed Proclamation No. 1081, placing the entire Philippines under Martial Law (which he announced on national TV on the 23rd, much to the surprise of everyone)! From the Foundation for Worldwide People Power (FWWPP), the makers of "Beyond Conspiracy: 25 Years after the Aquino Assassination," comes a documentary that was critically-acclaimed for its coverage about one of the darkest episodes in Philippine history when the whole nation suffered under the unmitigated oppression by the Marcos authoritarian rule. Narrated by Mr. Joonie Gamboa. Here's an excerpt from a review written 11 years ago (1997) by Mr. Hermie Garcia of "The Philippine Reporter" website: _____________________ "Batas Militar" - A Must See For All The two-hour long video was produced by Foundation for Worldwide People Power (FWWPP) headed by Eugenia Apostol, the founding publisher of The Philippine Daily Inquirer . The extensive film footage and pictures of actual events that took place from 1972 when Marcos declared martial law, to the EDSA uprising of 1986 that toppled the dictatorship, bring back to life the monumental tyranny and deception, the unprecedented violence and unparalleled greed that no one ever imagined could possibly emanate from one man. Tens of thousands were arrested and imprisoned without court charges, thousands were tortured and hundreds summarily executed. More than a year ago, ten thousand victims of human <b>...</b>
10.55 min. | 0 user rating		 In February 1986, the People of the Philippines showed the world how to restore democracy peacefully and through democratic ways. After twenty years of enduring the iron-fist rule of President Ferdinand Marcos and his flamboyant wife, Imelda - a rule that made many coin the term, 'Conjugal Dictatorship,' our people showed their anger towards the actions of the dictatorship, and that we, the Filipino People, are the only ones who can decide the destiny of our nation. For four days, Filipinos from many walks of life went out into the streets - realizing the stolen victory won by the dictator in the Snap Presidential Elections - calling for the return of democratic institutions and the full respect of human rights. Backed by the influential Catholic Church and the final break of the military from the regime, the millions of civilians who flocked to EDSA - the Epifanio de Los Santos Avenue - did not stand by and allow blood to flow in the streets, stopping armed tanks and soldiers by kneeling in front of them, some raising up rosaries and bibles, holding up statues of the Blessed Mother and instead of hiding from the soldiers, they gave them flowers and offered them comfort and nourishments. Seeing the indescribable power of the people, the Marcos dictatorship finally collapsed, sending President Marcos and his allies out of the country and into exile, and with the people finally snatched their victory, installed the leader of the opposition, the wife of the assassinated <b>...</b>
5.47 min. | 4.68 user rating		 For comments and ratings, please refer to the first part (1/9) of this speech. Thank you. THE LONG WAIT IS OVER! The so-called "Holy Grail" of Ninoy Aquino videos is finally online and can now be seen EXCLUSIVELY here on NINOY AQUINO TV! On February 15, 1981, less than a year after he went on a furlough to seek medical treatment in the United States, Ninoy Aquino has been invited to a freedom rally symposium by the Movement for a Free Philippines (MFP) before a capacity crowd of Filipino and American guests at the Wilshire Ebell Theater in Los Angeles, California; where he spoke with enthusiasm and humor about his life and struggle under the martial law dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos, his pompous and ambitious wife Imelda...and much more! The presentation you are about to see has been made possible through the efforts extended by our dear friend, MARVIN MATIAS, whose invaluable contribution has paved the way in making this priceless piece of history available to millions of our countrymen. May this video serve as an instrument in remembering a great man of principle and courage who died for the cause of freedom, and at the same time, rekindle our collective minds of what we can do if we choose to be a hero for our country. Your participation will be forever appreciated by your friends here on Ninoy Aquino TV (NATv). Thank you very much. Pardon the video and audio quality! The material is quite old! NO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT INTENDED! FOR POSTERITY, INFORMATION AND <b>...</b>
10.85 min. | 0 user rating		 At last! The acclaimed documentary you've all been waiting for is finally here online! Twenty-five years ago, on August 21, 1983, former senator Benigno "Ninoy" S. Aquino Jr. was shot and killed at then Manila International Airport. It happened less than a minute after soldiers escorted him from his seat on board China Airlines Flight 811. Ninoy's death sparked a chain of events that would end the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos. Today, only dim memories of this national tragedy remain. What linger are faint recollections of a military conspiracy. Beyond that, the circumstances surrounding Ninoy's murder remain a mystery... UNTIL NOW! Produced by the Foundation for Worldwide People Power (FWWPP), Beyond Conspiracy: 25 Years after the Aquino Assassination was directed by documentarist Butch Nolasco while the script was written by Ben Tangco. This 90-minute documentary combines painstaking research with state-of-the-art CGI(computer generated imaging) technology to recreate Ninoy's assassination, showing angles that Filipinos have never seen before. Beyond Conspiracy seeks to affirm the historical significance of the Aquino assassination to the youth, many of whom have very little knowledge of this tragedy and its profound impact on Philippine society, other than what they may have hear or read in school. The documentary of FWWPP also talks to those who were old enough to recall the assassination but have grown indifferent, convinced that Ninoy died in vain because the <b>...</b>
10.90 min. | 0 user rating
For comments and ratings, please refer to the first part (1/3) of this speech. Thank you. On September 18, 1986, just 7 months after she was swept to power by a popular revolt against dictator Ferdinand Marcos, president Corazon C. Aquino addressed the joint session of the United States Congress during her first visit to the country since she came home to bury slain opposition leader and husband Sen. Benigno "Ninoy" S. Aquino, Jr. in August 1983. NO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT INTENDED! FOR POSTERITY, INFORMATION AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY!
10.00 min. | 0 user rating		 For comments and ratings, please refer to the first part (1/3) of this speech. Thank you. On September 18, 1986, just 7 months after she was swept to power by a popular revolt against dictator Ferdinand Marcos, president Corazon C. Aquino addressed the joint session of the United States Congress during her first visit to the country since she came home to bury slain opposition leader and husband Sen. Benigno "Ninoy" S. Aquino, Jr. in August 1983. NO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT INTENDED! FOR POSTERITY, INFORMATION AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY!
8.02 min. | 0 user rating		 For comments and ratings, please refer to the first part (1/9) of this speech. Thank you. THE LONG WAIT IS OVER! The so-called "Holy Grail" of Ninoy Aquino videos is finally online and can now be seen EXCLUSIVELY here on NINOY AQUINO TV! On February 15, 1981, less than a year after he went on a furlough to seek medical treatment in the United States, Ninoy Aquino has been invited to a freedom rally symposium by the Movement for a Free Philippines (MFP) before a capacity crowd of Filipino and American guests at the Wilshire Ebell Theater in Los Angeles, California; where he spoke with enthusiasm and humor about his life and struggle under the martial law dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos, his pompous and ambitious wife Imelda...and much more! The presentation you are about to see has been made possible through the efforts extended by our dear friend, MARVIN MATIAS, whose invaluable contribution has paved the way in making this priceless piece of history available to millions of our countrymen. May this video serve as an instrument in remembering a great man of principle and courage who died for the cause of freedom, and at the same time, rekindle our collective minds of what we can do if we choose to be a hero for our country. Your participation will be forever appreciated by your friends here on Ninoy Aquino TV (NATv). Thank you very much. Pardon the video and audio quality! The material is quite old! NO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT INTENDED! FOR POSTERITY, INFORMATION AND <b>...</b>
10.97 min. | 0 user rating		 Further Information: filipinopresidency.multiply.com My fellow citizens, THE LONG WAIT IS OVER!!! The full text of President Ferdinand Marcos speech upon the proclamation of martial law is finally here on the Philippine Presidency Project filipinopresidency.multiply.com Amidst the rising wave of lawlessness and the threat of a Communist insurgency, Marcos declared martial law on September 21, 1972, by virtue of Proclamation No. 1081. Marcos, ruling by decree, curtailed press freedom and other civil liberties, closed down Congress and media establishments, and ordered the arrest of opposition leaders and militant activists, including his staunchest critics, senators Benigno Aquino, Jr., Jovito Salonga and Jose Diokno. The declaration of martial law was initially well received, given the social turmoil the Philippines was experiencing. Crime rates plunged dramatically after a curfew was implemented. Many political opponents were forced to go into exile. A constitutional convention, which had been called for in 1970 to replace the colonial 1935 Constitution, continued the work of framing a new constitution after the declaration of martial law. The new constitution went into effect in early 1973, changing the form of government from presidential to parliamentary and allowing Marcos to stay in power beyond 1973. Marcos claimed that martial law was the prelude to creating a "New Society" based on new social and political values. The economy during the 1970s was robust, with <b>...</b>
0.25 min. | 4.25 user rating		 Ferdinand Marcos Gun Collection Inventory after Fleeing Malacanan Palace during the February 1986 Philippine EDSA Revolution.
3.05 min. | 4.2 user rating

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Catholic educators: Marcos a 'fake' hero and worse - Inquirer.net Tweet this news
Inquirer.net--By Philip Tubeza As the country observed Araw ng Kagitingan on Saturday, Catholic educators urged lawmakers who signed a resolution calling for the burial of the late dictator -Ferdinand Marcos- an the Libingan ng mga Bayani to withdraw thei - Date : Sat, 09 Apr 2011 08:36:16 GMT+00:00
Ex-dictator Marcos in Philippine 'Hall of Heroes' - AFP Tweet this news
AFP--MANILA � The late Philippine dictator -Ferdinand Marcos- has made it into the military's newly renovated "Hall of Heroes" museum despite his fall from grace, a military spokesman said Thursday. Marcos, who has been accused of h - Date : Thu, 07 Apr 2011 06:15:00 GMT+00:00
N4NM slams Marcos burial at 'Libingan' - Visayan Daily Star Tweet this news
Visayan Daily Star--The Negrenses4Noynoy Movement yesterday called President Benigno Aquino and the citizenry to oppose the proposal to bury former President -Ferdinand Marcos- at the “Libingan Ng Mga Bayani” to prevent “a confused, distorted and da - Date : Mon, 04 Apr 2011 02:51:06 GMT+00:00
Senators buck election resetting in Mindanao - Manila Standard Today Tweet this news
Manila Standard Today--Robredo told the Senate committee on local government chaired by Senator -Ferdinand Marcos- Jr. that “continuing with the status quo (in the ARMM is a betrayal of the rationale (behind) its autonomy which was envisioned to bring a - Date : Fri, 08 Apr 2011 06:59:48 GMT+00:00
Marcos' girl is shown the door - NEWS.com.au Tweet this news
NEWS.com.au--Analisa Hegyesi , daughter of -Ferdinand Marcos- / Pic: Robert Rosen Source: The Daily Telegraph TAKE one home makeover reality show, add a contestant with serious interior designing credibility - and then apparently take it all away at the l - Date : Wed, 30 Mar 2011 18:04:08 GMT+00:00
Palace mum on Marcos burial - Sun.Star Tweet this news
Sun.Star--MALACANANG remained mum about a proposal to give late President -Ferdinand Marcos-, the political rival of President Benigno Aquino III's martyred father Ninoy, a "hero's burial". ... - Date : Thu, 24 Mar 2011 15:23:57 GMT+00:00
Consultations for Marcos burial to start next month - Sun.Star Tweet this news
Sun.Star--STARTING next month, various sectors will be consulted regarding the proposal to give former president -Ferdinand Marcos- a hero's burial at the Libingan ng mga Bayani, a spokesperson of Vice President Jejomar Binay said Friday. ... - Date : Fri, 25 Mar 2011 16:37:35 GMT+00:00
Senators not keen on ARMM polls postponement: Marcos - ABS CBN News Tweet this news
ABS CBN News--MANILA, Philippines - Senate local government committee chairman -Ferdinand Marcos- Jr. on Wednesday said most senators are not bent on approving the bill postponing the August 2011 ARMM elections. The House of Representatives ... - Date : Wed, 23 Mar 2011 14:40:36 GMT+00:00
CHR: No guidelines yet on human rights victims - Visayan Daily Star Tweet this news
Visayan Daily Star--Special investigator Jess Cañete of the Commission on Human Rights in Negros Oriental has appealed to victims of human rights abuses under the late Philippine dictator -Ferdinand Marcos- in the province to be patient while his office - Date : Sat, 26 Mar 2011 02:42:45 GMT+00:00
Govt. mulls Marcos family funeral demand - UPI.com Tweet this news
UPI.com--President Reagan with President of the Philippines -Ferdinand Marcos- and Imelda Marcos, via Wikimedia Commons. MANILA, Philippines, March 10 (UPI) -- The family of the late Philippine President -Ferdinand Marcos- is again seeking burial with hon - Date : Thu, 10 Mar 2011 07:14:08 GMT+00:00

Political offices
Preceded by
Eulogio Rodriguez		President of the Senate
1963-1965		Succeeded by
Arturo Tolentino
Preceded by
Diosdado Macapagal		President of the Philippines
December 30, 1965 - February 25, 1986		Succeeded by
Corazon Aquino
Preceded by
None		Presiding Officer of the Legislative Advisory Council
1976-1978		Succeeded by
Position abolished
Preceded by
Pedro Paterno		Prime Minister of the Philippines
1978-1981		Succeeded by
Cesar Virata
House of Representatives of the Philippines
Preceded by
Pedro Albano		Member of the House of Representatives from Ilocos Norte's 2nd
1949-1959		Succeeded by
Simeon Valdez

Ferdinand & Imelda Marcos

FamilyJosefa Edrali & Mariano Marcos and Remedios Trinidad & Vicente Lopez-Romualdez (parents) * Imee, Bongbong, Irene & Aimee (children) * Pio Marcos and Quirino Lizardo (relatives)
EducationUniversity of the Philippines & U.P. College of Law (Ferdinand) * St. Paul's College (Imelda)
Political careerPi Gamma Mu * Nacionalista Party * 2nd district of Ilocos Norte (1949-1959) * President of the Senate of the Philippines * Kilusang Bagong Lipunan
Presidency
(1965 �1986)		Vietnam War * Communist Party of the Philippines * Insurgency in the Philippines * New People's Army * Moro National Liberation Front * First Quarter Storm * Rolex 12 * 1973 constitution * Miss Universe 1974 * Green Revolution * Assassination of Ninoy Aquino * NAMFREL * People Power Revolution
Post-presidency
1st district of Leyte (1995-1998) * Project Runway Philippines (season 1) * Here Lies Love * Operation Big Bird
Elections1949 * 1963 * 1965 * 1967 * 1969 * 1970 * 1971 * 1973 (Jan) * 1973 (Jul) * 1975 (KB) * 1975 (SB) * 1975 * 1976 * 1977 * 1978 * 1979 (SP) * 1980 (KB) * 1981 (Apr) * 1981 (Jun) * 1982 (B) * 1984 parliamentary * 1984 plebiscite * 1981 * 1986 * 1992 * 1995
ContributionsBatasang Pambansa * Coconut Palace * Cultural Center of the Philippines * Heart Center * Lung Center * Manila Film Center * North Luzon Expressway * Philippine International Convention Center

Prime Ministers of the Philippines


President of the Senate of the Philippines

Manuel L. Quezon * Manuel Roxas * José Avelino * Mariano Jesús Cuenco * Quintín Paredes * Camilo Osías * Eulogio Rodriguez * Camilo Osías * Jose Zulueta * Eulogio Rodríguez * Ferdinand Marcos * Arturo Tolentino * Gil Puyat * Jovito Salonga * Neptali A. Gonzales * Edgardo Angara * Neptali A. Gonzales * Ernesto Maceda * Neptali A. Gonzales * Marcelo Fernan * Blas Ople * Franklin Drilon * Aquilino Pimentel, Jr. * Franklin Drilon * Manny Villar * Juan Ponce Enrile

Notable figures of the Cold War

Soviet UnionJoseph Stalin * Nikita Khrushchev * Leonid Brezhnev * Yuri Andropov * Konstantin Chernenko * Mikhail Gorbachev * Boris Yeltsin * Andrei Gromyko * Anatoly Dobrynin * Alexei Kosygin
United StatesHarry S. Truman * George Marshall * Joseph McCarthy * Dwight D. Eisenhower * John F. Kennedy * Robert F. Kennedy * Lyndon B. Johnson * Richard Nixon * Henry Kissinger * Gerald Ford * Jimmy Carter * Ronald Reagan * George H. W. Bush
People's Republic of ChinaMao Zedong * Zhou Enlai * Hua Guofeng * Deng Xiaoping * Zhao Ziyang
West GermanyKonrad Adenauer * Walter Hallstein * Willy Brandt * Helmut Schmidt * Helmut Kohl
United KingdomWinston Churchill * Clement Attlee * Ernest Bevin * Anthony Eden * Harold Macmillan * Alec Douglas-Home * Harold Wilson * Edward Heath * James Callaghan * Margaret Thatcher
ItalyAlcide De Gasperi * Palmiro Togliatti * Giulio Andreotti * Aldo Moro * Enrico Berlinguer * Francesco Cossiga * Bettino Craxi
FranceCharles de Gaulle * Alain Poher * Georges Pompidou * Valéry Giscard d'Estaing * François Mitterrand
SpainFrancisco Franco * Luis Carrero Blanco * Juan Carlos I of Spain * Adolfo Suárez * Felipe González
People's Republic of PolandBolesław Bierut * Władysław Gomułka * Edward Gierek * Wojciech Jaruzelski * Pope John Paul II * Lech Wałęsa
CanadaWilliam Lyon Mackenzie King * Louis St. Laurent * John Diefenbaker * Lester Pearson * Pierre Trudeau * Joe Clark * John Turner * Brian Mulroney * Kim Campbell
Eastern EuropeEnver Hoxha (Albania) * Josip Broz Tito (Yugoslavia) * Imre Nagy (Hungary) * Nicolae Ceauşescu (Romania) * Alexander Dubček (Czechoslovakia) * Walter Ulbricht * Erich Honecker (East Germany)
Far EastChiang Kai-shek * Chiang Ching-kuo (Taiwan) * Syngman Rhee * Park Chung-hee (South Korea) * Kim Il-sung (North Korea) * Ho Chi Minh (North Vietnam) * Ngo Dinh Diem (South Vietnam) * Pol Pot (Cambodia) * U Nu * Ne Win (Burma) * Indira Gandhi * Jawaharlal Nehru (India) * Sukarno * Suharto * Mohammad Hatta * Adam Malik (Indonesia) * Corazon Aquino * Nur Misuari * Jose Maria Sison * Ferdinand Marcos * Imelda Marcos (Philippines)
Latin AmericaFidel Castro (Cuba) * Che Guevara (Argentina/Cuba) * Daniel Ortega (Nicaragua) * Salvador Allende * Augusto Pinochet (Chile) * Getúlio Vargas * Luís Carlos Prestes * João Goulart * Castelo Branco (Brazil)
Middle EastMohammad Reza Pahlavi * Ayatollah Khomeini (Iran) * Saddam Hussein (Iraq) * Gamal Abdel Nasser * Anwar El Sadat (Egypt) * Muammar al-Gaddafi (Libya) * Menachem Begin (Israel) * Mohammad Najibullah * Ahmad Shah Massoud (Afghanistan)
AfricaPatrice Lumumba * Mobutu Sese Seko (Congo/Zaire) * Kwame Nkrumah (Ghana) * Idi Amin (Uganda) * Agostinho Neto * José Eduardo dos Santos * Jonas Savimbi (Angola) * Mengistu Haile Mariam (Ethiopia)



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