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FIDEL RAMOS
19 April 1937 to present
Family Links:
Narciso Ramos - father
Ferdinand Marcos - 2nd cousin
Amelita Martinez - wife
Josefa Martinez - mother-in-law
Fidel Ramos was the President of the Philippines between 1992 and 1998. He was the first, and to date the only, non-Roman Catholic president of the Philippines.
Ramos served the Marcos regime for more than 20 years. He was head of the Philippine Constabulary, the country's national police force, and was one of Marcos' trusted advisers. In the 1986 People Power Revolution, Ramos defected from the government and was a key figure in the civilian demonstrations that forced Marcos into exile.
After Aquino assumed the Presidency, she appointed Ramos Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, and later Secretary of National Defence. During this time, Ramos personally handled the military operations that crushed nine coup attempts against the Aquino government.
Most of Ramos' term as President was characterized by rapid economic growth and political stability in the country
Anniversary of Democracy #2160, 30 Jun 1992
Inauguration of Ramos as President #2178 and 2179, 30 Jul 1992
Visit of US President Clinton #2320 and 2321, 12 Nov 1994
President Ramos Proclaiming November as National Stamp Collecting Month #2385, 29 Nov 1995
Visit of Pope John Paul II, 1995 #2345, 2 Jan 1995
Overpirint for Christypex ‘95 #2345a, 2 Jan 1995
Philippine Presidents Definitive
#2663c, 16 Mar 2000; #2672c, 3 Jul 2000; #2786c, 12 Jun 2002; and #2675b, 19 Jun 2000
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