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Unexplained wealth. Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos Sr. Marcos ruled the country under martial law from to He was deposed by a nonviolent revolution in He is widely regarded as the most controversial figure in Filipino history, Marcos's regime was infamous for corruption, [ 16 ] [ 17 ] [ 18 ] extravagance, [ 19 ] [ 20 ] [ 21 ] and brutality.

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Marcos gained political success by exaggerating his actions in World War II, claiming to have been the "most decorated war hero in the Philippines". He served in the Philippine House of Representatives from to and the Philippine Senate from to He was elected president in He presided over an economy that grew during the beginning of his year rule, [ 31 ] but ended in the loss of livelihood and extreme poverty for almost half the Philippine population, [ 32 ] [ 33 ] combined with a debt crisis.

Martial law was ratified in through a fraudulent referendum. From to , the Marcos Administration codified laws through 2, Presidential Decrees, [ 48 ] an average of per year.

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By comparison, only 11, 12, and 14 laws were passed in , , and , respectively. One was Fidel Ramos, a general who became president. After his election to a third term in the presidential election and referendum , Marcos's popularity suffered due to the economic collapse that began in and the public outrage over the assassination of public opposition leader Senator Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr.

This discontent, the resulting resurgence of the opposition in the parliamentary election , and the discovery of documents exposing his financial accounts and false war records led Marcos to call a snap election in