Ferdinand Marcos

Ferdinand's Achievements and Challenges:

1) He was a lawyer, member of the Philippine House of Representatives (1949-1959) and a member of the Philippine Senate (1959-1965). He was Senate President in 1963. He claimed that during World War 2 he had been the leader of Ang Maharlika, a guerrilla force in northern Luzon.

2) In 1983, his government was implicated in the assassination of his primary political opponent, Benigno Aguino Jr.. The implication caused a chain of events, including a tainted presidential election that served as the catalyst for the People Power Revolution in February 1986 that led to his removal from power and eventual exile in Hawaii.