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1965Ferdinand Marcos, runningagainst re-electionistDiosdado Macapagal, wins thePresidency.

1966U.S. President Lyndon B.Johnson, seeking support inSouth Vietnam

summit meeting held in Manilaamong his allies in Asia andthe Pacific.

The Marcos governmentresponds by sending an

engineering battalion toVietnam despite claims fornon-involvement.

1968-1969 militant student group andcommunist groups are formed

Poverty and unemploymentare one of the concerns

January 1970A series of rallies protesting

politicians being involved inthe forthcoming ConstitutionalConvention

this would allow the Presidentto run for a third term.

Violence erupts when riotpolice are unleashed on thestudents.

The bloody episode begins awave of protests known as the"First-Quarter Storm."

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June 1971The Constitutional Conventionorganizes to replace the 1935Constitution written during the

American colonial period.

August 1971Two hand grenades arethrown at the stage of LiberalParty rally at Plaza Miranda.

President Marcos suspendsthe privilege of habeas corpus.

November1971

The Liberal Party won themajority of the Senate seats.Only two Marcos' partycandidates are elected.

January 1972Marcos' bribery attemptexposed.

Allegedly Marcos has beengiving them money to makethem vote against a resolutionwhich would bar him from

running for a third term and hisrelatives from seeking thePresidency.

September1972

Bombings rock Metro Manila.

Targets are department storesand government buildings.

Senator Benigno Aquino

accused it is only a plan toplace certain areas of thecountry under martial law.

September 22,1972

The car of Defense SecretaryJuan Ponce Enrile is"ambushed." No one is killed.

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September 23,1972

President Marcos declaresmartial law.

Opposition leaders and mediapersonalities are detained,among them SenatorsBenigno Aquino and JoseDiokno

Congress is closed and theConstitution suspended.

January 1973The final drafts of the 1973Constitution, approved by theConvention in the absence of

opposition delegates,

March 1973 the 1973 Constitution is inforce.

July 27, 1973President Marcos holds a pollto find out if the people wanthim to continue servingbeyond his term so he canfinish the reforms he beganunder martial law.

According to official figures,96.7 percent of the 18 millionvoters vote "Yes."

February 27,1975

Imelda Marcos, becomes theGovernor of Metro Manila

January 1981Marcos lifts martial law. But heretains extralegal powers,

It allowed him to order thedetention of a personsuspected of rebellion.

June 16, 19811st presidential elections sincethe declaration of martial law

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The opposition parties call fornon-participation.

Marcos wins 88 percent of thevotes and is proclaimedPresident for a six-year term.

August 21,1983

Benigno Aquino isassassinated at the ManilaInternational Airport.

His alleged assassin, RolandoGalman, is killed by Aquino'smillitary escorts. Massdemonstrations follow.

Opposition newspapersblossom. For the first timepeople openly protest.

September 21,1983

NInoy supporters hold a"National Day of Sorrow" andcall for unity in the ranks totopple the Marcos regime.

August 1985Opposition MPs file a motionfor impeachment againstMarcos

citing violation of theConstitution and "hiddenwealth." The majority partycrushes the motion.

November 3,1985Marcos suddenly announcesthe holding of snap elections

December3, 1985

Corazon Aquino declares hercandidacy for President.

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February 7,1986

A heavy voter turnout and thejudging of the voters' listcreate confusion during thepresidential elections,resulting in the disqualificationof three million voters.

Incidents of fraud, vote-buying, intimidation, andviolence are reported. Electionreturns are tampered with.

The Commission on Elections(COMELEC) tally board showsMarcos leading while theNational Citizen's Movementfor the Free Elections(NAMFREL) consistentlyshows Cory Aquino ahead bya comfortable margin.

February 9,

1986

Thirty computer workers at the

COMELEC tabulation centerwalk out, protesting thealtering of election results.

February 15,1986

The Batasang Pambansaproclaims Marcos the winneras opposition assemblymenwalk out.

February

16, 1986Corazon Aquino leads thePeople's Victory Rally at the

Luneta,

launches a nationwidecampaign to force Marcos tostep down.(Start of People Power)

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February 19,1986

The U.S. Senate passes aresolution condemning thePhilippine election asfraudulent, while a House

subcommittee votes to cutmilitary aid to the Philippinesas long as Marcos is in power.

February 22,1986

Defense Minister Juan PonceEnrile and General FidelRamos announce theirwithdrawal of support forPresident Marcos and call forhis resignation.

With about 300 soldiers, theybarricade the Ministry ofDefense Police Headquarters.

Cardinal Sin makes an appealover Radio Veritas for peopleto bring food and lend moralsupport.

The overwhelming responseresults in the four-day peoplepower revolt that topples theMarcos dictatorship.

February 25,1986

Corazon Aquino takes heroath of office as the seventhPresident of the Republic. Inthe evening, Marcos, realizingthe futility of his stand, fleesMalacanang with his familyand supporters.