biography
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Marcos, Ferdinand (Edralin)
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pronunciation:
[mah(r)kos]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1917–89)
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| biography:
| Philippines statesman and president (1965–86), born in Ilocos Norte, Philippines. He trained as a lawyer, and as a politician obtained considerable US support as an anti-Communist. His regime as president was marked by increasing repression, misuse of foreign financial aid, and political murders (notably the assassination of Benigno Aquino in 1983). He declared martial law in 1972, but was overthrown in 1986 by a popular front led by Corazon Aquino. He went into exile in Hawaii, where he, and his wife Imelda (1930– ), fought against demands from US courts investigating charges of financial mismanagement and corruption. His body was returned to the Philippines for burial in 1993, and soon afterwards Imelda was convicted of corruption and sentenced to 18 years imprisonment. She was released on bail, appealed against her sentence, and was acquitted in 1998. Still commanding a great deal of popular support, she was re-elected to congress for Leyte province in 1996. |
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