Imelda Marcos, wife of Filipino dictator Ferdinand Marcos, was a beauty queen who married Ferdinand after a whirlwind courtship. As first lady, she held many official positions and famously tried to have the Beatles assassinated. She is known for her extravagant shoe collection and ownership of expensive properties, which were eventually seized by the government. […]
Subcomandante Marcos is the anonymous spokesman for the Zapatista Army of National Liberation in Chiapas, Mexico. He supports the army, which is composed mainly of indigenous Maya, and campaigns against globalization and for the autonomy of the native population. Marcos has written 21 books and announced a two-part plan called “The Other Campaign” to seek […]
Ferdinand Marcos was the President of the Philippines from 1966 to 1986. He was a law student who was convicted of murder but later won an appeal. He claimed to be a guerrilla leader during World War II, but this is disputed. His first term as President was successful, but his second term was marred […]
