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Imelda Romuáldez Marcos (locally [ɪˈmelda ˈmaɾkɔs]; born Imelda Remedios Visitación Trinidad Romuáldez; July 2, 1929) is a Filipino politician who was First Lady of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986, wielding significant political power after her husband Ferdinand Marcos placed the country under martial law in September 1972.
2 Apr 2014 · Imelda Marcos spent more than 20 years as the first lady of the Philippines before being driven from power. She became infamous for her lavish spending habits before returning to...
11 Mei 2022 · Imelda Marcos, accompanied by her son Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr, returns to the Philippines in 1991 to face charges of raiding the country's coffers. AFP. Imelda Marcos waves a white handkerchief as her motorcade arrives in the home town of former president Ferdinand Marcos, in Laoag, 1991.
9 Nov 2018 · MANILA — A Philippine court on Friday sentenced Imelda R. Marcos, the country’s flamboyant former first lady, to a minimum of 42 years in prison for creating private foundations to hide her...
5 Mac 2024 · Former Philippine first lady Imelda Marcos, the mother of the country's current president and the widow of an ousted dictator, has been hospitalized with pneumonia.
28 Jun 2024 · Imelda Marcos is a public figure in the Philippines who wielded great power during the 20-year rule of her husband, Pres. Ferdinand Marcos. The woman who would become known as the “Steel Butterfly” for her combination of fashion sense and political resolve was born Imelda Romuáldez.
27 Jul 2023 · A new Broadway musical puts Imelda Marcos in the spotlight. That’s all she’s ever wanted.
9 Nov 2018 · MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Philippine court found former first lady Imelda Marcos guilty of graft and ordered her arrest Friday in a rare conviction among many corruption cases that she plans to appeal to avoid jail and losing her seat in Congress.
Philippine politician and first lady from 1965 through 1986 who ruled with her husband and amassed a fortune through corruption and the skimming of public funds .
9 Nov 2018 · Imelda Marcos, 89, was the wife of late president Ferdinand Marcos, and famous for owning 1,000 pairs of shoes. The charges relate to alleged illicit financial...
