Today in Philippine history, September 28, 1989, President - TopicsExpress



          

Today in Philippine history, September 28, 1989, President Ferdinand Marcos, 10th president of the Philippines and the longest president to stay in office, died at the age of 72 of kidney, heart and lung ailments in Honolulu, Hawaii. He was interred in a private mausoleum at Byodo-In Temple on the island of Oahu, visited daily by the Marcos family, political allies and friends. His remains is currently interred inside a refrigerated crypt in Ilocos Norte. February 21, 1986, at around 9:00 p.m., at the height of what is now known as the People Power revolt, the Marcos family was transported to safety by four Sikorsky HH-3E helicopters to Clark Air Base in Angeles City, Pampanga, about 83 kilometers north of Manila, before boarding US Air Force C-130 planes bound for Andersen Air Force Base in Guam, and finally to Hickam Air Force Base in Hawaii where the Marcoses arrived on February 26, 1986. Marcos would remain in Hawaii until his death in 1989.
Posted on: Fri, 27 Sep 2013 13:39:59 +0000

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