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Marcos

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Mar·cos  (märks), Ferdinand Edralin 1917-1989.
Philippine president (1965-1986) who maintained close ties with the United States and exercised dictatorial control over his country. After a fraudulent presidential election against Corazón Aquino (1986) he fled the Philippines with his wife, Imelda (born 1930).
Marcos [ˈmɑːkɒs]
n
(Biographies / Marcos, Ferdinand (Edralin) (1917-1989) M, Filipino, POLITICS: statesman, POLITICS: head of state) Ferdinand (Edralin). 1917-89, Filipino statesman; president of the Philippines from 1965; deposed and exiled in 1986


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