Marcos
Ferdinand E(d·ra·lin) [ed-ruh-lin], /ˈɛd rə lɪn/, 1917–1989, Philippine political leader: president 1965–86.
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On the eve of Yoki’s sale to General Mills, which would have netted Marcos untold additional riches, he vanished, with Elize reporting his disappearance to authorities.
Netflix’s Baffling Defense of a Woman Who Dismembered Her Rich Husband | Nick Schager | July 9, 2021 | The Daily BeastHis mother Corazon succeeded Marcos and became Asia’s first female president that same year.
Filipinos set aside political rivalries to mourn former president Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino | Anne Quito | June 25, 2021 | QuartzMarcos’s brother, Manuel Guara, said it did not occur to him that his brother’s building was the one that collapsed until his wife realized the addresses matched.
Asleep in their beachfront condos, they vanished into a mountain of rubble | Lori Rozsa, Marc Fisher, Derek Hawkins, Silvia Foster-Frau | June 24, 2021 | Washington PostBetsy Gonzalez rushed to a hospital Thursday morning, trying to find her niece Anaely Guara, 41, Guara’s husband, Marcos, 55, and the couple’s daughters, ages 4 and 11.
Asleep in their beachfront condos, they vanished into a mountain of rubble | Lori Rozsa, Marc Fisher, Derek Hawkins, Silvia Foster-Frau | June 24, 2021 | Washington PostCorazon Aquino became president after Marcos was ousted in the Philippines’ 1986 “people power” revolt, which followed a snap election in which Marcos had claimed victory thanks to widespread fraud.
Benigno Aquino III, Philippine president who fought corruption and Chinese territorial claims, dies at 61 | Regine Cabato, William Branigin | June 24, 2021 | Washington Post
For a while he mines a topical vein: Imelda Marcos, the S&L crisis, AIDS.
The Stacks: Robin Williams, More Than A Shtick Figure | Joe Morgenstern | August 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTEventually, in the early hours of Thursday, fewer than twenty Marcos out of a team of 1000 arrived.
When India Failed in the Mumbai Terrorist Attacks | Emma Garman | November 2, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTOn March 15, 2012, the last day of voting, San Marcos officials noticed some bizarre patterns.
From Frat House to Jail: Student Heads to Prison After Election Fraud | Eliza Shapiro | July 19, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTMatthew Weaver wanted the Cal State San Marcos student president title.
From Frat House to Jail: Student Heads to Prison After Election Fraud | Eliza Shapiro | July 19, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAdministrators at Cal State San Marcos declined to comment for this article.
From Frat House to Jail: Student Heads to Prison After Election Fraud | Eliza Shapiro | July 19, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTFray Marcos returned soon from Zuñi to Mexico, on account of his physical infirmities.
The Spanish Pioneers | Charles F. LummisBut Don Marcos had known the view for years, and at once detected the unfamiliar detail.
The Enemies of Women | Vicente Blasco IbezDon Marcos had a vague idea that the young Spaniard had been a consul somewhere for a short time.
The Enemies of Women | Vicente Blasco IbezDon Marcos could never quite understand what that meant, but nevertheless it increased his esteem for Castro.
The Enemies of Women | Vicente Blasco IbezThe quick ear of Don Marcos distinguished a sound of footsteps on the floor above.
The Enemies of Women | Vicente Blasco Ibez
British Dictionary definitions for Marcos
/ (ˈmɑːkɒs) /
Ferdinand (Edralin). 1917–89, Filipino statesman; president of the Philippines from 1965; deposed and exiled in 1986
his wife, Imelda (Remedios Visitacion Trinidad Romualdez). born 1929, Filipino politician; governor of Manila (1976–86); notorious for her profligacy as first lady
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