European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 29, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday. September 29. 1989 the stars and stripes Page 3 Ferdinand Marcos gics a speech in Manila in february 1986 with his wife. Inn Ida a Landing near one Day later he is reeled in Juam As he Heads for exile in Hawaii. Exiled former philippine president Marcos Dies. Of n i. La Nna fifino till i in i i Tuntti nor wild. Hut it never Brou continued from Page 1 revered people wept when they Learned of his  Manila senior military commanders met but there was no sign of extraordinary Security or any pro mar cos demonstrations. A supporter Oliver Lozano said loyalists will hold a symbolic funeral March but he did not say when. Marcos had been hospitalized three times since december lapsing in and out of critical condition. The family had instructed doctors to take Ever measure to save his life and life support equip ment was not turned off until after death pc Yuan said. Deyuan said Marcos son arrived from Californi Ajust in time to Sec his father alive one last time. Deyuan said Marcos was Given cardiopulmonary resuscitation while his wife son and mrs. Marcos sister were in the room. He said the three remained there after his death saying a Rosary of mrs. Marcos pc Yuan said she is holding up with great dignity. They were still hoping to give him a More dignified  she left the Hospital without comment. Mrs Marcos said in april she would embalm he husband s body and display it in Hawaii until she could return and scatter his ashes to fertilize the Philippines. Marcos had never Given up Hope of returning this Homeland. At his 71 is birthday party he told thousands of supporters "1 am no scoundrel. Will go Back 1 intend to go Back at any Price without  a Federal grand jury in new York indicted mar cos his wife and eight others on racketeering charges in october 1988. Last april a judge Sepa rated Marcos from the other defendants saying he was too ill to stand trial. In an interview last november Marcos denied he and his wife had drained the Philippines of billions of dollars and said he did not expect to live through a trial. A staunch . Ally during his presidency mar cos said he fell betrayed by the american Justice system but added that he held no hard feelings for Reagan or Bush. Marcos was elected president of his asian Home land in 1966 and ruled longer than any other philippine president. But in his second four year term he declared martial Law under which thousands of opposition politicians students and other critics were jailed. Finally in 1986, he was toppled by a popular uprising and fled in disgrace. He left behind a nation of 62 million people deep in debt and facing dual uprisings of communist and moslem secessionist guerrillas. Once in Hawaii. Marcos claimed he had been tricked by . Authorities into leaving his Home land but mrs. Aquino forbade his return. Besides the racketeering indictment which charged him with stcalingsi03 million and using it to buy real estate and artwork in the United  faced lawsuits and investigations in Honolulu los Angeles Seattle Washington. . Vir Ginia and his native country. The philippine government claimed Marcos and his associates embezzled up to $10 billion and a he a rare Early photo of Marcos shows him As a 27-year-old beamed aled major at the end of world War ii. Slashed the funds abroad but it r brought  financier Adnan Khash Oggi who once was believed to be inc world s richest Man was arrested in Switzerland in april and later extradited to the United Stales on charges of helping the mar costs hide la Weir riches. The eldest son of a lawyer and a schoolteacher Ferdinand Edralin Marcos was born Cpl. Ii 1917. In Sarrat about 250 Miles North of  a Young Man Marcos received the High Cal scores on the National bar exam. During world War ii he claimed to have led a guerrilla band against the japanese occupiers of the Philippines but these claims were later largely discredited. His supposed War hero status helped him at age 31,become the youngest representative elected to the philippine  1954. After an 11-Day courtship Marcos mar ried Imelda Romu Alicz a 26-year-old Beaul Queen. She bore him three children Imelda in 1955 Ferdinand jr., called Bong Bong in 1958and Irene in i960. The Marc oses claimed another child Aimee. As i hair own but she is actually  grand Niccy. During her husband s tenure. Imelda Marcos wielded nearly As much Power As her husband. She was known for lavish shopping sprees and was subjected to worldwide ridicule after the couple s ouster when it was discovered she owned 3,000 pairs of shoes while filipinos suffered in poverty. As president Marcos reduced widespread Street violence built More than 60,000 Miles of roads and 3,354 schools and brought electricity to thou Sands of Rural  he also abolished Congress rewrote the philippine Constitution imposed martial Law jailed tens of thousands of opponents and was accused of widespread human rights abuses including  Pivotal event in Marcos downfall was the assassination of a political rival. Sen. Bonig Joaquino jr., who was gunned Down in 1983 As he returned from self imposed exile in the United tales. The slaying which filipinos blamed on Marcos and his supporters galvanized the opposition 10 the longtime  by a mass revolt betrayal by several key military aides and pressure from the untied slates Marcos and his family fled Manila feb.,25, 1986, leaving the presidency to mrs. Aquino the slam politician s widow. After an Abor cd All empt to overthrow  in 1987 a coup bid Many attributed to Marcos the sex president was barred from leaving inc Island of Oahu Wilhour . Permission