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Imelda Romuáldez(Marcos Imelda)
Born: 1931 AD
Currently alive, at 76 years of age.
Nationality: Filipino
Categories: First Ladies, Politician
Currently alive, at 76 years of age.
Nationality: Filipino
Categories: First Ladies, Politician
1929 - Born on the 2nd of July in San Juan de Dios Hospital in Manila.
1953 - She was crowned the "Rose of Tacloban," became "Miss Leyte", went to Manila, and was named the "Archit of Manila", a title bestowed upon her by the Manila Mayor, Arsenio Lacson,
1954 - She met then Congressman Ferdinand Marcos. After a whirlwind courtship in Baguio during Holy Week, they were married in May of that year at the Manila Pro-Cathedral Church with President Ramon Magsaysay as principal sponsor.
1965 - Ferdinand Marcos became the 10th President of the Philippines. Together with Imelda, he would rule the Philippines for more than 20 years.
1974 - She was instrumental in securing the Miss Universe Pageant for Manila, the first time that the pageant was held in a Third World Country
1998 - She made another bid for the presidency but later backed out of the race to support the candidacy of then Vice President Joseph Ejercito Estrada.
- On the 29th of June, the Sandiganbayan convicted the Former First Lady of the charge that she had entered into an agreement disadvantageous to the government.
2007 - Presently, Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. and Imee R. Marcos are in their last terms as Governor and Congresswoman, respectively, of Ilocos Norte. Recently, Imee Marcos announced that her mother Imelda might run for mayor of Manila in elections.
1953 - She was crowned the "Rose of Tacloban," became "Miss Leyte", went to Manila, and was named the "Archit of Manila", a title bestowed upon her by the Manila Mayor, Arsenio Lacson,
1954 - She met then Congressman Ferdinand Marcos. After a whirlwind courtship in Baguio during Holy Week, they were married in May of that year at the Manila Pro-Cathedral Church with President Ramon Magsaysay as principal sponsor.
1965 - Ferdinand Marcos became the 10th President of the Philippines. Together with Imelda, he would rule the Philippines for more than 20 years.
1974 - She was instrumental in securing the Miss Universe Pageant for Manila, the first time that the pageant was held in a Third World Country
1998 - She made another bid for the presidency but later backed out of the race to support the candidacy of then Vice President Joseph Ejercito Estrada.
- On the 29th of June, the Sandiganbayan convicted the Former First Lady of the charge that she had entered into an agreement disadvantageous to the government.
2007 - Presently, Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. and Imee R. Marcos are in their last terms as Governor and Congresswoman, respectively, of Ilocos Norte. Recently, Imee Marcos announced that her mother Imelda might run for mayor of Manila in elections.
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Related Books
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Imelda Marcos/the Rise and Fall of One of the World's Most Powerful Women by Carmen Navarro Pedrosa (Hardcover - Mar 17, 1987) |
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The rise and fall of Imelda Marcos by Carmen Navarro Pedrosa (Unknown Binding - May 17, 1987) |
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Marcos Dynasty by Sterling Seagrave (Hardcover - Oct 17, 1988)  |
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Inside the Palace by Beth Day Romulo (Hardcover - Sep 10, 1987)  |
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Waltzing with the Dictator by Raymond Bonner (Hardcover - Apr 12, 1987) |
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Imelda, Steel Butterfly of the Philippines by Katherine W. Ellison (Hardcover - Oct 17, 1988) |
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Related DVDs
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Imelda Marcos: Steel Butterfly (DVD) Portrait of the colorful and controversial former First Lady of the Philippines, who went on buying sprees that included New York City skyscrapers and 3,000 pairs of shoes. Although once a heroine to... Usually ships in 24 hours |
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Imelda [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.2 Import - Netherlands ] (DVD) Netherlands released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada. LANGUAGES: English (Dolby Digital 2.0), Dutch... |
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