Wife of Philippine President Marcos.

Former Philippine President Marcos's wife is imelda.

Imelda was born in Manila on July 2, 1929. She participated in the 1953 Philippine National Beauty Contest. In the same year, after falling in love with 1 1, she married ferdinand marcos, then a member of the Liberal Party.

Imelda is famous for its luxurious life and large collection of shoes. The Marcos family was accused of illegal enrichment. Imelda marcos, the former first lady of the Philippines, is known as the "iron butterfly" of the Philippines and a legendary world-class celebrity.

From 65438 to September 0974, imelda, the wife of former Philippine President Marcos, visited China to prepare for her husband's visit. Chairman Mao was not in Beijing at that time, so he decided to hold the meeting in Changsha, Hunan. When greeting each other, Chairman Mao gave Mrs. Marcos a hand kiss, which deeply moved the lady.

1965 12.30, Marcos was elected president of the Philippines, and imelda became the first lady of the Philippines. During Marcos' administration, imelda served as Mayor and Minister of Social Welfare of Metro Manila respectively, and visited many countries as the special envoy of the President.

1984, the opposition leader Aquino returned to China and was assassinated at the airport. This ignited the fuse of the popular uprising. For a time, the powerful Catholic church in the Philippines came forward to condemn the lack of moral foundation of the Marcos regime. Then the army defected and the couple had to flee by helicopter provided by the United States.

Imelda returned to the Philippines in 1990, and then participated in the presidential elections twice in 1992 and 1998, but both failed. In the 1992 election, imelda won nearly 2 million votes, but was finally defeated by fidel ramos. Imelda served as a member of the Philippine Congress from 1995 to 1998, which was her only achievement in politics.

After Marcos died, imelda insisted on burying Marcos in the hero cemetery. The influence of the Marcos family began to return, and even the current President Arroyo did not dare to underestimate it. She recently met with imelda and wanted to use the influence of the Marcos family against her political opponents.

Although imelda was 77 years old in 2006 and has kept a low profile in recent years, imelda is still very popular among the poor in Manila. In addition, imelda was a government official in Manila, so this will help her beat other candidates and be elected as the mayor of Manila.

Many poor Filipinos have become imelda's biggest supporters. Imelda is charitable, helping the poor and providing disaster relief, and has established a comforting image in the hearts of the poor who can't wait for her. In the past 20 years, imelda has funded many poor hospitals, cultural centers, children's hospitals and the construction of the first light rail transit system in China. She even used her influence to use government funds or forced prominent families to donate huge sums of money to sponsor poverty alleviation activities.

Mr. and Mrs. Marcos are a controversial figure in the Philippines. During their 20 years in power, they left many memorable things for Filipinos. According to a recent poll, Marcos' public opinion support rate has even surpassed that of the next four presidents, even President Aquino and current President Arroyo, who are keen on reform, are behind him. Critics exclaim that Marcos, a "corrupt" president who has been dead 10 years, will be "resurrected" in the Philippines.

2017 February 13, the Philippine supreme court upheld the judgment of the anti-corruption court, saying that the government could confiscate a batch of jewelry "Malaquin Palace (Philippine Presidential Palace) collection" valued at150,000 US dollars.