-> The 10th President of the Philippines (1965 - 1986)
-> Born on September 17, 1917 in Sarrat, Ilocos Norte
-> Parents are Mariano Marcos and Josefa Edralin
-> Married to Imelda Marcos with 4 children, Maria Imelda, Ferdinand Jr., Irene, Aimee (Adopted)
-> Obtained law degree from UP as Cum Laude, topped the bar subsequently
-> Indicted for the murder of his father's political foe Julio Nalundasan but was acquitted
-> Congressman from 1949 to 1959
-> Senator from 1959 to 1963 and chosen as Senate President from 1963 to 1965
-> Elected as President in 1965 and in 1969
-> Declared Martial Law in 1972 by virtue of Proclamation No. 1081
-> Ousted in 1986 by People Power and exiled to Hawaii
-> Died on September 28, 1989 in Honolulu, Hawaii
President Ferdinand Marcos (photo credit to toptenz.net)