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Coup

Philippines · Revolution / Revolution of Philippines. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

2Records
1972Date range
1Named people
0Places

Chronological records

1972

Ferdinand Edralin Marcos1972

Revolution / Revolution of Philippines

Dissolves Congress, suspends habeus corpus & removes freedom of the press. Begins a 14 year dictatorship

Ferdinand Edralin Marcos1972

Revolution / Revolution of Philippines

Dissolves Congress, suspends habeus corpus & removes freedom of the press

Names involved

Ferdinand Edralin Marcos

Provenance

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