11 SEPTEMBER 2007

11 SEPTEMBER 1917 : BIRTH OF FERDINAND MARCOS, PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES (1965-1986)

Today, Ferdinand Marcos would be 90 years old if he was always on life. He has been president of the Philippines for 21 years after defeating president Macapagal on 30 December 1965 elections.

On 21st September 1972, under the excuse of the leftist and muslim insurgencies, he declares the martial law. His regime becomes more and more authoritarian and corrupted. At that time he is supported by the US as an ally in the Vietnam war. On July 1973, he mades a new constitution who authorizes him to stay president all his life

His main mistake has been the murder of Ninoy Aquino, the opposition leader coming back from exile, on the tarmac of Manila airport on 21st August of 1983. That was the starting of mass demonstrations leaded by Aquino widow, Cory Aquino, supported by the very influent Filipina catholic church.

On 25 February 1986, he abandons the presidential palace and flies to Hawaii with an huge amount of gold bares and dollars. He dies there on September 28, 1989

OTHERS FACTS

1906 : Gandhi launches the Satyagraha (non violence resistance) rule of conduct

1955 : Elections in Cambodge, big success for prince Sihanouk

1960 : In Laos, Prince Boun Oum joines general Phoumi trying a counter revolution to count the state coup by general Kong-lé who bring prince Souvanna Phouma to power

1965 : The US 1st Cavalry Division arrives in Vietnam

1982 : End of the Chinese Communist Party XIIe congress. Hua Guofeng is expelled from the Politbureau. Hu Yaobang becomes general secretary of the CCP (new title replacing the one of president). Founding of the Central conseillors commission headed by Deng Xiaopeng.

2005 : Triumph of Junichiro Koisumi in the legislative elections

BIRTHS :

1182 : Minamoto no Yorii, Japanese shogun (1202-1203)

1917 : Ferdinand Marcos

DEATHS

1921ubamanya Barathi, a Tamil poet

1926 : Death of Japanese emperor Matsunosuke Onoe

1948 :Jinnah Muhammad Ali, Father of Pakistan indépendance.


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