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FERDINAND EMMANUEL EDRALIN MARCOS SR.- Born on September 11 1989-September28 1989.He is a Filipino politican  and kleptocrat who was the tenth President of the Philippines.Ferdinand was married with Imelda Romualdez Marcos. She is a Filipino politician who was the first lady of the Philippines for 21 years.Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos vMarcos claimed an active part in World War II, including fighting alongside the Americans in the Bataan Death March and being the "most decorated war hero in the Philippines".[24] A number of his claims were found to be false[25][26][27][28][29] and the United States Army documents described Marcos's wartime claims as "fraudulent" and "absurd".[30]Marcos started as an attorney, then served in the Philippine House of Representatives from 1949 to 1959 and the Philippine Senate from 1959 to 1965. He was elected President in 1965, and presided over a growing economy during the beginning and intermediate portion of his 20-year rule,[31] but ended in loss of livelihood, extreme poverty, and a crushing debt crisis.[32][33][34] Marcos placed the Philippines under martial law on September 23, 1972,[35][36][37] during which he revamped the constitution, silenced the media,[38] and used violence and oppression[23] against the political opposition,[39] Muslims, communists,[40] and ordinary citizens.[41] Martial law was ratified by 90.77% of the voters during the Philippine Martial Law referendum, 1973 though the referendum was marred with controversy.[42][43]