Ferdinand Marcos was born on 11 September 1917 in Sarrat. A Filipino politician and lawyer, Marcos was elected president in 1965 and was re-elected in 1969. In 1972 he declared martial law, which allowed him to rule by decree, close Congress and imprison opponents, and he remained in power until 1986. His regime, supported by his wife Imelda Marcos, was accused of widespread human rights abuses and plundering state wealth. The assassination of the opposition leader Benigno Aquino Jr. in 1983 galvanized resistance, and a disputed snap election in 1986 sparked the People Power Revolution, which forced him to flee to Hawaii. He died in exile in 1989, and his son Ferdinand Jr. was elected president in 2022.
Before and after
- from 7 June 1917 to 14 June 1917Battle of Messines
- 7 June 1917Founding of Lions Clubs International
- 17 July 1917Rise of House of Windsor
- from 1 September 1917 to 25 October 1917Russian Republic
- 11 September 1917Birth of Ferdinand Marcos
- 15 September 1917Launch of Forbes
- from 29 September 1917 to 20 October 1917Operation Albion
- from 19 October 1917 to 3 November 1917Battle of Moon Sound
- from 24 October 1917 to 19 November 1917Battle of Caporetto
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