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Historical distortion regarding Ferdinand Marcos is a political phenomenon in the Philippines. Ferdinand Marcos was the country's president between 1965 and 1986.Distortion, falsification, or whitewashing of the historical record regarding this period, [1] [2] sometimes referred to using the phrases "historical denialism", "historical negationism", or "historical revisionism" as a euphemism ...
Nalundasan, Mariano Marcos's political rival, was killed with a single rifle shot at his home in Batac on September 21, 1935, the day after he had defeated Marcos a second time for a seat in the National Assembly. [84] In December 1938, Ferdinand Marcos was prosecuted for the murder of Nalundasan. He was not the only accused from the Marcos clan.
Ferdinand Marcos developed a cult of personality as a way of remaining President of the Philippines for 20 years, [1] [2] in a way that political scientists [who?] have compared to other authoritarian and totalitarian leaders such as Joseph Stalin and Adolf Hitler, [3] but also to more contemporary dictators such as Suharto in Indonesia, Saddam Hussein in Iraq, and the Kim dynasty of North Korea.
Marcos began laying the groundwork for Martial Law as soon as he became president in 1965 by increasing his influence over the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). He established close ties with specific officers, took control of the military's day-to-day operationalization [10] [11] by appointing himself concurrent defense secretary in the first thirteen months of his presidency, [12] and ...
The Wall of Remembrance at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani commemorates the martyrs and heroes who fought the authoritarian regime of Ferdinand Marcos regardless of ideology. . Many of the individuals honored belong to the "middle force" opposition, including religious workers, businessmen, social workers, academics, artists, mainstream opposition politicians, and journali
The dictatorship of 10th Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos in the 1970s and 1980s is historically remembered for its record of human rights abuses, [1] [2] particularly targeting political opponents, student activists, [3] journalists, religious workers, farmers, and others who fought against his dictatorship.
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. delivers a speech during the kick-off rally for the 'New Philippines' movement, in Manila on Jan. 28, 2024. Jam Sta Rosa—AFP/Getty Images
The 1981 Philippine presidential election and national referendum was held on June 16, 1981. President Ferdinand E. Marcos of the Kilusang Bagong Lipunan (KBL) defeated retired general and World War II veteran Alejo Santos of the Nacionalista Party in a landslide victory.