Biography of ferdinand marcos jr

17th President of the Philippines from June 30, Date of Birth: Country: Philippines

Content:

1. Ferdinand Marcos Jr.: A Controversial Figure in Philippine Politics
2. Exile and Return
3. Congressional and Senatorial Career
4. Presidential Candidacy and Election
5. Controversial Legacy

Ferdinand Marcos Jr.: A Controversial Figure in Philippine Politics

Early Life and Political Beginnings

Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., the 17th President of the Philippines, was born into a prominent political family.

His father, Ferdinand Marcos Sr., was the country's president from to Marcos Jr. began his political career in when he became Vice Governor of Ilocos Norte at the age of He was elected Governor three years later and held the position until , when his father's dictatorship was overthrown in the "People Power Revolution."

Exile and Return

Marcos Jr.

and his family fled to Hawaii after the fall of the Marcos regime. He was allowed to return to the Philippines