“My spirit will rise from the grave and the world shall know that I was right.”
Remark made days before passing in Honolulu (September 1989)
1965
Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralín Marcos foi um político e advogado filipino, presidente de seu país de 1965 a 1986. Casado com Imelda Marcos, ex-ganhadora de concurso de beleza nas Filipinas, que também ficou conhecida por sua grande coleção de sapatos.
Foi eleito para a Câmara dos Representantes, em 1949, e para o Senado em 1959. Depois de ter perdido as eleições presidenciais como candidato do Partido Liberal em 1964, veio a ser eleito presidente como candidato do Partido Nacionalista ainda em 1964, sendo reeleito em 1969 e ainda em 1981.
Durante o seu governo realizaram-se reformas econômicas e sociais, assim como elaborou uma nova Constituição em que atribuía mais poderes à Presidência. A forte oposição levou-o a prender os seus líderes opositores e a instaurar a lei marcial, iniciando uma guerra de guerrilha pelos maoistas e separatistas muçulmanos. Levantou a lei marcial em 1981, mas, no entanto, a corrupção do Governo aumentou, bem como a pobreza e a guerrilha.
Em 1986, foi declarado oficialmente vencedor das eleições, mas suspeitou-se a nível nacional e internacional de fraude eleitoral maciça, tendo-se o exército, então, dividido e Marcos fugido para o Havaí subindo ao poder Corazón Aquino, a viúva de Benigno Aquino, um dos seus grandes opositores, assassinado em 1983, quando do seu regresso às Filipinas.
Em novembro de 2016, foi enterrado no Cemitério dos Heróis Filipinos.
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“My spirit will rise from the grave and the world shall know that I was right.”
Remark made days before passing in Honolulu (September 1989)
1965
Address at the launching of the Mabuhay Ang Pilipino Movement, Malacañang (30 November 1972)
1965
Christmas message to overseas Filipinos (25 December 1979)
1965
“I claim the right not to incriminate myself.”
At a press conference with government lawyers, Hawaii, when questioned about invoking the 5th amendment repeatedly, 1987
1965
Speech proclaiming the termination of the state of Martial law, Heroes Hall, Malacañang (17 January 1981)
1965
“Of what good is democracy if it is not for the poor?”
"Notes on the New Society of the Philippines" (1973)
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Cynthia Sycip, "Interview with an ex-Dictator", 1987
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Televised speech on the proclamation of Martial Law (September 21, 1972)
1965
Extemporaneous remarks during the Meeting with the Leaders of Regions I and II, Mansion House, Baguio City (15 March 1981)
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in an interview with William F. Buckley Jr. , November 17, 1977
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Extemporaneous speech at the Sixth Centennial Celebration of Islam in the Philippines (10 June 1980)
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Remarks at the inauguration of the Philippines Columbian Association's New Clubhouse Complex, Plaza Dilao, Manila (14 December 1979)
1965
“Elect me as your congressman today, I promise you an Ilocano president in 20 years.”
Election speech as candidate for Congress, 1949
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“You are repetitious and stupid.”
At a press conference in Hawaii, when asked about secret Swiss bank accounts, 1987
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Mandate for Greatness,” First Inaugural Speech of President Ferdinand E. Marcos, 30 December 1965.
1965
Speech proclaiming the termination of the state of Martial law, Heroes Hall, Malacañang (17 January 1981)
1965
“He was hanging on, looking for a life preserver. He was a desperate man clutching at straws.”
U.S. Senator Paul Laxalt, after his telephone conversation with Marcos, March 1986
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Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile, Enrile: Marcos, as soldier, deserves 'Libingan' burial, Manila Bulletin, April 14, 2011
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“I think you should cut and cut cleanly. The time has come.”
U.S. Senator Paul Laxalt, in telephone conversation with Marcos just before his downfall, March 1986
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Lee Kuan Yew
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“The Philippines is a nation of 40 million cowards and one son of a bitch.”
by unnamed ranking cabinet member of the Reagan administration, 1982. (attributed to Secretary of State George Shultz)
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“We love your adherence to democratic principles and to democratic processes.”
Vice President George Bush addressing Marcos, on his visit to Manila, 1981
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