Ferdinand Marcos was twice elected President of the Philippines: in 1965, and again in 1969. His nomination for’a third term would have been barred under the Philippine Constitution, which prohibits a President serving more than eight consecutive years. In September 1972, fourteen months before his second and final term of office was due to expire, Marcos proclaimed Martial Law in the Philippines, for the announced purpose of suppressing Communist revolutionaries and Moslem secessionists.
Mark Tobak