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Marcos elected President
When Marcos was first elected president the Filipinos felt hopeful that their new president would be a great one. One of the reasons in thinking this was due to his wife, Imelda. They would campaign together as the young, happy couple and so the people of the Philippines felt as if this would reflect on their country. -
Marcos re-election
The people of the Philippines were outraged when President Marcos' was re-elected. -
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First Quarter Storm
This was a time of rising fever in the Philippines. Filipinos felt as if the government was not working for the benefit of the state but instead to impress other states. The intellectuals were unsatisfied with how Marcos was running the state. -
Battle of Mendiola
The Battle of Mendiola took place near the Malacañang palace in protest of Marcos. Four students were killed during the rebellion and government forced police to use physical force against the people of the Philippines. -
First Constitutional Convention
As Marcos wanted to stay in government for a longer period of time, this is when he first introduced the idea of a parliamentary government instead of a presidential government. A parliamentary government is when a parliament is elected and the elected parliament then chooses their head to be the government of the country. -
Bombing in Plaza Miranda
The bombing Plaza Miranda was used as a political campaign to rally the people of the Philippines against Marcos. Shortly following the bombing in Plaza Miranda, President Marcos suspended the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus. This would give the government the power to arrest anyone they want to without needing a warrant. By doing this, anyone who was thought to be associated with the bombing was immediately arrested. -
Declaration of Martial Law
Marcos placed the entire Philippines under martial law and the government had sole control over the people of the Philippines. Citizens were arrested, jailed, strikes were banned, the People Power Revolution was pronounced illegal and there was a curfew for the people of the Philippines. -
Arrest of Ninoy Aquino / Jose Diokno
Soon after martial law was declared in the Philippines, the Marcos regime captured and imprisoned many opposing parties. This included one of Marcos' main opposing individuals, Ninoy Aquino and Jose Diokno were one of these people who were instantly taken to prison under martial law. -
Imelda Assassination Attempt
An assassination attempt to kill Imelda Marcos happened on December 7th in 1972. The assassin attempted to kill Imelda using a bolo (a long knife) which she was very disgusted about. -
Marcos Constitution Ratified (approved)
President Marcos got his new form of government ratified by using the exploitation of media and essentially "tricking" the people of the Philippines. Marcos scrapped the formal vote and instead held the voting by a raise of hands. Marcos re-approached the idea of a parliamentary system after the country was placed under martial law due to the fact that with martial law, opposing delegates were arrested, tortured, killed or blackmailed. -
Ninoy Aquino Sentenced to Death
Ninoy Aquino was sentenced to death with two very influential communists, ____ and ______. Marcos did this to associate Ninoy Aquino with the communists in hopes of lessening some of the supports that Ninoy Aquino has from the people of the Philippines. -
LABAN Party Founding
Although it was known that the LABAN party would not win the elections, Ninoy Aquino (from prison) ran in the elections. -
Noise Barrage
The night before the first election under martial law, a new form of protest appeared. The people of the Philippines that were anti-Marcos protested using a Noise Barrage. The Noise Barrage symbolized the fact that the people of the Philippines wanted to be heard. -
Aquino heart attack / sent to US
After being in prison for 7 years, Ninoy Aquino had a heart attack in his prison cell. In the beginning he was moved to the Philippines Heart Center where another heart attack followed. Imelda Marcos offered to fly Aquino to the United States in order to get treatment for his heart. -
Marcos elections (1981), boycotted by opposition
Marcos held a fake election that was boycotted by the opposing candidates. Boycotting is when people do not participate in something in a form of protest. -
Aquino Assasination
Ninoy Aquino decided to come back to the Philippines after rehabilitating from his heart attack. Aquino knew the risk of flying into the heart of the Philippines (despite being offered to be snuck into the Philippines in Singapore), and still he felt the need to be there for his people. Aquino was instantly assassinated after getting out of the plane. -
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Confetti Revolution
Ninoy Aquino's assassination sparked the confetti revolution. Businessmen, the quiet ones who never revolted before, regular protestors, all types of Filipinos joined the confetti revolution. After the confetti revolution the color yellow, before known as the color of cowardice was now known in the Philippines as the color of protest. -
Marcos calls for snap elections
In an act of defending himself Marcos called for elections to be in 60 days on the 3rd of November, 1985. This came as a shock to many of the people in the Philippines as elections were held just one year before. -
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EDSA Uprising
This was the crisis stage of the People Power Revolution in the Philippines. Millions of Filipinos crowded the street of EDSA (right between the two military bases) and revolted against Marcos. Military forces, sent by Marcos, were sent to either capture or kill Ramos and Enrile. This was stopped by the mass of people revolting against Marcos. -
Marcos family flees Philippines
After Marcos realized that the Filipinos would not back down, he knew the only choice was to flee from Malañang Palace. This happened four days after the final stage of the revolution had happened.
