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| Nickname | Eddie, FVR | | Date of birth | March 18, 1928(age 84) | | Place of birth | Lingayen, Pangasinan, Philippines | | Political party | Lakas-Kampi-CMD (2009 � present) | | Other party | Lakas-CMD (1991 � 2009)
LDP (1991) | | Spouse | Amelita Martinez | | Alma mater | United States Military Academy
Ateneo de Manila University
Mapúa Institute of Technology
University of the Philippines High School
Silliman University
National Defense College of the Philippines
University of Illinois at Urbana � Champaign | | Occupation | Soldier
Civil engineer | | Religion | United Church of Christ in the Philippines | | Allegiance | Republic of the Philippines | | Years of service | 1951 to 1988 | | Commands | Platoon Leader, 2nd Battalion Combat Team (BCT), Counter-Insurgency against the Communist Hukbalahap, 1951
Infantry Company Commander, 16th BCT, Counter-Insurgency against the Communist Hukbalahap, 1951
Platoon Leader, 20th BCT, Philippine Expeditionary Forces to Korea, United Nations Command (PEFTOK-UNC), Korean War, 1951 � 1952
Duty, Personnel Research Group, General Headquarters, Armed Forces of the Philippines, 1952 � 1954
Senior Aide de Camp to Chief of Staff, Armed Forces of the Philippines, 1958 � 1960
Associate Infantry Company Officer at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, 1960
Founder and Commanding Officer of the elite Special Forces of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, 1962 � 1965
Chief of Staff of the Philippine Military Contingent-Philippine Civil Action Group to Vietnam (AFP-PHILCAG), Vietnam War, 1965 � 1968
Presidential Assistant on Military Affairs, 1968 � 1969
Commander, 3rd Infantry Brigade Philippine Army, 1970
Chief of the Philippine Constabulary, 1970 � 1986
Command and General Staff of the Philippine Army, 1985
Acting Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, 1984 � 1985
Vice Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, 1985 � 1986
Military Reformist leader during the People Power Revolution, 1986
Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, 1986 � 1988
Secretary of National Defense, 1988 � 1991
Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, 1992 � 1998 | | Battles/wars | Hukbalahap Campaign
Korean War, 1951 � 1952 (Hero of the Battle of Hill Eerie, May 1952)
Vietnam War, 1965 to 1968
Battle of Marawi, 1972 | | Awards | Philippine Legion of Honor
Commander, Legion of Merit
Military Merit Medal
United Nations Service Medal
Vietnam Service Medal
Légion d'honneur
Distinguished Conduct Star (Philippines)
United States Military Academy Distinguished Award
Korean Service Medal
Order of Dato Laila Utama (Brunei)
Commander, Order of Dharma Pratana (Indonesia)
Grand Order of Mugunghwa
Collar, Order of Civil Merit
Honorary Knight Grand Cross, Order of Saint Michael and Saint George
Collar, Order of Isabella the Catholic
Order of the Crown of Malaysia
Knight Grand Cordon, Order of the White Elephant
Order of Nishan-I-Pakistan
Collar, Order of Carlos III
Collar, Order of the Merit of Chile | | In office | June 30, 1992 - June 30, 1998 | | President | Joseph Estrada | | Vice President | Joseph Estrada | | Succeeded by | Joseph Estrada | | Preceded by | Corazon Aquino | | In office | January 22, 1988 - July 18, 1991 | | President | Corazon Aquino | | Succeeded by | Renato de Villa | | Preceded by | Rafael Ileto | | In office | 1986 - 1988 | | Succeeded by | Renato de Villa | | Preceded by | Fabian Ver | | In office | 1980 - 1986 | | Succeeded by | Cesar Nazareno | | Preceded by | Fabian Ver |
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Fidel "Eddie" Valdez Ramos (born March 18, 1928), popularly known as FVR, was the 12th President of the Philippines from 1992 to 1998. During his six years in office, Ramos was widely credited and admired by many for revitalizing and renewing international confidence in the Philippine economy.
Prior to his election as president, Ramos served in the Cabinet of President Corazon Aquino first as chief-of-staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and, later on, as Secretary of National Defense from 1986 to 1991.
During the historic 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution, Ramos upon the invitation of then Defense Minister Juan Ponce Enrile, was hailed as a hero even though he was not part of the plan by many Filipinos for his decision to break away from the administration of the late strongman Ferdinand Marcos and pledge allegiance and loyalty to the newly-established revolutionary government of President Aquino, following the downfall of Marcos from power in February 1986. Previously, he was the AFP vice chief-of-staff, chief of PC/INP under President Marcos.
Under Ramos, the Philippines experienced a period of political stability and rapid economic growth and expansion, as a result of his policies and programs designed to foster national reconciliation and unity. Ramos was able to secure major peace agreements with Muslim separatists, communist insurgents and military rebels, which renewed investor confidence in the Philippine economy. Ramos also aggressively pushed for the deregulation of the nation's major industries and the privatization of bad government assets. As a result of his hands-on approach to the economy, the Philippines was dubbed by various international magazines and observers as Asia's Next Economic Tiger.
However, the momentum in the economic gains made under the Ramos Administration was briefly interrupted during the onset of the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis. Nevertheless, during the last year of the term, the economy managed to make a rebound since it was not severely hit by the crisis as compared to other Asian economies.
He is the only Filipino to receive an honorary British Knighthood from the United Kingdom, the GCMG or the Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George. This was bestowed to him by Queen Elizabeth II in 1995 for services to politics and government.
To date, Ramos is the first and only non-Catholic President of the Philippines. He belongs to the Protestant United Church of Christ in the Philippines.
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