'''Ferdinand Marcos''' (1917-1989) was the tenth president of the [[Philippines]], ruling from 1965 to 1986. He ruled through force, imposing martial law in 1972 and setting up a new constitution that made him a virtual [[dictator]]. When his top political opponent [[Benigno Aquino]] was murdered, Marcos was suspected. He was eventually forced to flee with his wife [[Imelda Marcos]] to the United States and settled in [[Hawaii]] after he claimed victory in the 1986 election that was widely believed to have been fixed. It was estimated he escaped with a small fortune from his poverty stricken nation. | '''Ferdinand Marcos''' (1917-1989) was the tenth president of the [[Philippines]], ruling from 1965 to 1986. He ruled through force, imposing martial law in 1972 and setting up a new constitution that made him a virtual [[dictator]]. When his top political opponent [[Benigno Aquino]] was murdered, Marcos was suspected. He was eventually forced to flee with his wife [[Imelda Marcos]] to the United States and settled in [[Hawaii]] after he claimed victory in the 1986 election that was widely believed to have been fixed. It was estimated he escaped with a small fortune from his poverty stricken nation. |