Fall of the Marcos Regime: Factors Leading to People Power Flashcards
Factors that led to the downfall of Marcos
-Opposition of Martial Law
-Marcos’ health and issue of succession
-The collapse of the Philippine Economy
-The Assassination of Ninoy Aquino
-The Failure of the Snap Election of 1986
-Coup Plot by the RAM
Types of opposition to martial law
-Reformist opposition
-Revolutionary opposition
-Religious Opposition
What kind of opposition that are composed of members of the upper-middle class and use nonviolent tactics
Reformist opposition
Another kind of opposition like communists and secessionist
Revolutionary opposition
Churches that holds mass protest actions is _ opposition
Religious opposition
Marcos was diagnosed of
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
His health was complicated because of
Diabetes
Former senator that was shot dead by an assassin’s bullet
Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr
Reasons of the failure of the snap elections
-Massive poll fraud and rampant cheating
-Registered voters found their names missing from the lists
-Foreign correspondents saw vote rigging happened
-Wide discrepancy between computer tabulation and the tally board, showing blatant manipulation of electoral results
-Precincts were hounded by the military
-Ballot rigging was rampant
Peaceful ouster of the dictator
EDSA People Power
Marcos and his family were forced to depart for exile in
Hawaii
