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Marcos elected president ( November 9 1965 - takes office on January 1 1966)
Ferdinand Marcos was elected president for the first time on November 9, 1965. He was a young fresh politician that promised change. The people of the Philippines were very hopeful and excited for the new president. -
Marcos sends Philippine troops to Vietnam
On September 11, 1966 Ferdinand Marcos sent the first Philippine troops to support his American allies during the Vietnam war. During his time as the president of the Philippines Marcos sent 10,450 soldiers to Vietnam. This angered many people in the Philippines because they felt that the Philippines had no part in the war and that Marcos was a puppet to America. -
Ninoy Aquino elected as senator
On November 18, 1967 Ninoy Aquino was elected senator. He was the youngest senator ever elected in the Philippines. And he would soon become a revered politician and symbol for the philippine people during the time of martial law imposed by president Ferdinand Marcos. -
Marcos re-election ( 1969 )
In 1969 Ferdinand Marcos was re-elected. Unlike his first election the people of the Philippines were not happy. People accused Marcos of Buying votes and threatening people to stay in power. His first term was marked by violence, and many called him a puppet to America, as he went against the interests of the Philippines and sent troops to Vietnam to help the Americans. -
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First quarter storm
The first quarter storm was a period of unrest in the Philippines. Were many student activists protested the re-elected president Ferdinand Marcos, for reasons such as voter fraud and violence in his first term. -
Battle of Mendiola
Activists march on Malacanang palace on January 30 1970. So police send a fire truck to disperse the crowds, the activists end up getting control of the truck and ram the palace gates with it. Police start shooting killing 4. The 4 students killed were named Alacantara, Roldan, Tausa, Catabay. -
First Constitutional Convention ( June 11, 1971 - day it started )
Marcos is trying to change the constitution. He is trying to to change the presidential system to a parliamentary system, which would let him stay in power longer. The change in constitution did not happen the change was voted down by opposing senators. -
Bombing in Plaza Miranda
The liberal party was having a meeting at Plaza Miranda when 2 bombs went off. Many people thought it was Marcos. But it turned out to be the communist party. Marcos used this bombing to suspend Habeas Corpus. -
Declaration of Martial Law
Marcos officially declared martial law on the 23 of September 1972. Though Marcos said that martial law came into effect on the 21 of September 1972. -
Arrest of Ninoy Aquino/ Jose Diokno
Ninoy Aquino and Jose Diokno, were two Filipino politician that strongly apposed Ferdinand Marcos before and after martial law was declared. They were both arrested on the night martial law was declared. A key reason these to senators were arrested was for blocking the vote for the new constitution in 1971. -
Imelda Marcos assassination attempt
On December 7, 1972 there was an attempted assassination attempt on Imelda Marcos. The assassin was named Carlito Dimahilig. He tried to stab the first lady with a bollo a philippine sword, as Mrs. Marcos revealed after the attempt “If there’s somebody who’s going to kill me, why is it to be a bolo that is so ugly? I wish they put some kind of yellow ribbon, or some kind of a nice thing.” Marcos was able to deflect the weapon with he arms and was left with only minor injuries. -
Ratification of new constitution
The ratification of the new constitution was the change in the democratic system. Instead of the current presidential system which would give the people the direct power to the people to vote for the president. Marcos wanted the system changed to a parliamentary system of democracy. This is because using a parliamentary system would allow Marcos to stay in power longer. This was Marcos second time trying to change the constitution, the first time the change was voted down by opposing senators. -
Tripoli Agreement ( 1976)
Imelda Marcos successfully negotiates an agreement with Libya's president Muammar Gaddafi to stop supporting the Moro National Liberation Front which were fighting Marcos and the Army. -
LABAN Party Founding ( January 1, 1978 )
In 1978 Marcos held the first parliamentary election in 6 years. A new party was created and it was called LABAN which means fight in Tagalog. The leader of the LABAN party was Ninoy Aquino, he was very unique because he was in jail and sentenced to death at the time. The LABAN party did not win the elections KBL/ the new society won the elections due to corruption because this was the party of Ferdinand Marcos. -
Noise Barrage ( April 6, 1978 )
The noise barrage took place on April 6, 1978 one day before the parliamentary elections. The protest was showing support for the group LABAN lead by a Philippine hero named Ninoy Aquino. The noise barrage was the first of it's kind and it was a way to make a peaceful loud show of unhappiness. -
Aquino heart attack/ sent to U.S
While in jail Nino Aquino had a heart attack. After his heart attack president Marcos allowed him to travel to the U.S to receive treatment. He was allowed to leave because Marcos was trying to get him out of the country. Nino Aquino was a hero to the Philippine people, as he was very much apposed to the Marcos government. -
Marcos election (1981), boycotted by opposition
On June 16, 1981 president Ferdinand Marcos declared a second election. He declared this election because his main opposition Nino Aquino had just left the country to be treated after a heart attack. Marcos won the election but it was not against the opposition party, as they decided to boycott the election due to fraud. -
Nino Aquino assassinated
On August 21, 1983 Nino Aquino was assassinated. Aquino was returning home after staying in the U.S to be treated for a heart attack. Aquino was shot as he walked out of the plane at Manila international airport ( later renamed Nino Aquino International Airport). He was shot by a man named Rolando Galman, though many believe Marcos was involved in the assassinated. -
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Confetti Revolution
The confetti revolution was a different form of protest using confetti as the symbol of unhappiness. Another reason that the confetti revolution was different because even people that were for peace joined in the protest, Filipinos were very upset and even people that used to be afraid of protest decided to show support. -
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EDSA revolution
The EDSA revolution took place in a span of 4 days. The revolution started after two senior government officials defected from the government. After the defection Cardinal Sin sent out a message asking if the Filipino's would help the defectors. So many people showed up, that the streets of EDSA were packed with people. Marcos sent his troops to capture the defectors, but did not expect that the civilians would be blocking there way. The soldier did not attack and Marcos stepped down. -
Marcos calls for snap elections ( Nov 3, 1985)
After an American reporter pressured Marcos about his Authority and legitimacy he decided to hold a snap election to show that the people were with him. The election was to be held in 60 days giving little time for campaigning. Many of the opposition party's decided to boycott the election, but one party called LABAN decided to run and there main candidate was Cory Aquino the wife of the late Nino Aquino. In the end after a election mired with fraud and violence Ferdinand Marcos won. -
Defection of Fidel Ramos and Ponce Enrile
On February 22, 1986 two high ranking government officials named Fidel Ramos and Ponce Enrile defected from the government. They defected due to realizing that the people were strongly against the government and it's leader president Ferdinand Marcos. There defection was the main contributing factor to the EDSA uprising and the ousting of president Marcos. -
Marcos family flees Philippines
After the snap elections which ended the recognized presidency of Ferdinand Marcos he fled the country. The new government leaded by Corazon Aquino wanted him out. The Americans which had formally supported Marcos were the ones that helped him out of the country. He fled with his family to Hawaii were he lived the rest of his life. -
Corazon Aquino sworn in as president
After the snap elections that ended with the fake re-election of president Ferdinand Marcos. No other government recognized his government, instead his long time ally America recognized Corazon Aquino as the next president of the Philippines. Mrs. Aquino was the widow of the Philippine hero Nino Aquino. she was sworn in on February 25, 1986 making it official that Marcos was no longer in power. -
Marcos dies in Hawaii
On September 28 1989 Ferdinand Marcos dies. He died of lung, kidney, and liver complications. He died in Hawaii in exile. After the death of Marcos he was placed in a glass case in the Marcos Mausoleum in his home town of Batac in northern Luzon. Until in late 2016 when president Duterte allowed him to be buried with full honors in Hero's cemetery.
