Martial Law |
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Written by Allan Albert | |||
Friday, 21 September 2007 02:38 | |||
![]() {moseasymedia media=http://www.youtube.com/watch/v/QdHRRzTaB1w}(Marcos Explains Martial Law)
President Marcos lifted martial law on January 17, 1981, but only after securing his powers through constitutional ammendments and legislative reforms. In reality,the writ of habeas corpus was still suspended in Western and Central Mindanao.
{moseasymedia media=http://www.youtube.com/watch/v/_dXiRvkE33Y} On August 21, 1983, Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino, was assasinated.
Setting off a chain of events that eventually led to the EDSA Revolution, also known as "Peoples Power" on February 22, 1986. {moseasymedia media=/audio/veritaspp.mp3}(Click to Hear Segments of the Radio Veritas broadcast of People Power)
Thus ended the Marcos dictatorship.
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