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|Image = Imelda Marcos 2.jpg | |||
|Image = Imelda Marcos | |||
|fullname = Imelda Remedios Visitación Trinidad Romuáldez-Marcos | |fullname = Imelda Remedios Visitación Trinidad Romuáldez-Marcos | ||
|alias = The Steel Butterfly<br>Marie Antoinette, with shoes<br>Jane Ryan<br>The Muse of Manila<br>The Rose of Tacloban | |alias = The Steel Butterfly<br>Marie Antoinette, with shoes<br>Jane Ryan<br>The Muse of Manila<br>The Rose of Tacloban | ||
|origin = | |origin = Manila, Philippine Islands | ||
|skills = Political influence<br>High intellect | |skills = Political influence<br>High intellect | ||
|occupation = First Lady of the Philippines (1965 - 1986)<br>Governor of Metro Manila (1975 - 1986) | |occupation = First Lady of the Philippines (1965 - 1986)<br>Governor of Metro Manila (1975 - 1986) | ||
|type of villain = Sophisticated Corrupt Official | |type of villain = Sophisticated Corrupt Official | ||
|goals = Avoid be prosecuted for her crimes (successful)<br>Enforce the rule of the dictatorship (successful) | |goals = Avoid be prosecuted for her crimes (successful)<br>Enforce the rule of the dictatorship (successful) | ||
|crimes = Graft<br>Embezzlement<br>Racketeering<br>Fraud<br>Conspiracy<br>Obstruction of justice<br>Corruption<br>[[Money laundering]]<br>[[Xenophobia | |crimes = Graft<br>Embezzlement<br>Racketeering<br>Fraud<br>Conspiracy<br>Obstruction of justice<br>Corruption<br>[[Money laundering]]<br>[[Xenophobia]] | ||
|hobby = Going shopping<br>Attending state visits<br>Holding extravagant parties}} | |hobby = Going shopping<br>Attending state visits<br>Holding extravagant parties}} | ||
{{Quote|I was born ostentatious. They will list my name in the dictionary someday. They will use 'Imeldific' to mean ostentatious extravagance.|Imelda Marcos}} | {{Quote|I was born ostentatious. They will list my name in the dictionary someday. They will use 'Imeldific' to mean ostentatious extravagance.|Imelda Marcos}} | ||
'''Imelda Marcos''' (July | '''Imelda Romualdez Marcos''', (b. July 2nd 1929) is a Filipino politician and widow of the 10th President of the Philippines [[Ferdinand Marcos]], forming half of their so-called conjugal dictatorship. She is remembered as a symbol of the extravagance during her husband's twenty-year rule due to her collection of 2,700 pairs of shoes. | ||
As First Lady, Imelda held positions in government that allowed her to travel the world and accumulate artwork and property. The couple consolidated their power allowing them to stow away funds from the Philippine treasury. Her husband and their family was eventually forced out of office as a result of the People Power Revolution but was later given amnesty after President Marcos' death. | As First Lady, Imelda held positions in government that allowed her to travel the world and accumulate artwork and property. The couple consolidated their power allowing them to stow away funds from the Philippine treasury. Her husband and their family was eventually forced out of office as a result of the People Power Revolution but was later given amnesty after President Marcos' death. | ||
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==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
The woman who would become known as the “Steel Butterfly” for her combination of fashion sense and political resolve was born Imelda Romuáldez. Her mother died when she was eight years old, and her father, saddled with a failing law practice and mounting expenses, soon relocated the family from Manila to Tacloban. She was dubbed the “Rose of Tacloban” as the winner of a local beauty contest in 1949, and she graduated from Tacloban’s St. Paul’s College with a degree in education in 1952. That year she returned to a Manila that was buzzing with post-World War II construction, a city greatly changed from the city she had known as a child. Romuáldez caught the eye of many among Manila’s business and political elites, including the mayor, who in 1953 declared her the “Muse of Manila,” resulting in her picture appearing frequently in newspapers and magazines thereafter. | The woman who would become known as the “Steel Butterfly” for her combination of fashion sense and political resolve was born Imelda Romuáldez. Her mother died when she was eight years old, and her father, saddled with a failing law practice and mounting expenses, soon relocated the family from Manila to Tacloban. She was dubbed the “Rose of Tacloban” as the winner of a local beauty contest in 1949, and she graduated from Tacloban’s St. Paul’s College with a degree in education in 1952. That year she returned to a Manila that was buzzing with post-World War II construction, a city greatly changed from the city she had known as a child. Romuáldez caught the eye of many among Manila’s business and political elites, including the mayor, who in 1953 declared her the “Muse of Manila,” resulting in her picture appearing frequently in newspapers and magazines thereafter. | ||
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On 2018, Imelda was convicted with 7 counts of graft and corruption for funneling an estimated $200 million to numerous Swiss foundations, sentenced for 6 to 7 years in prison for each count. However, her attorney filed a "provision for bail", eventually causing the court to bail her due to her ill health factored by her old age. | On 2018, Imelda was convicted with 7 counts of graft and corruption for funneling an estimated $200 million to numerous Swiss foundations, sentenced for 6 to 7 years in prison for each count. However, her attorney filed a "provision for bail", eventually causing the court to bail her due to her ill health factored by her old age. | ||
[[Category:Femme Fatale]] | [[Category:Femme Fatale]] | ||
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[[Category:Xenophobes]] | [[Category:Xenophobes]] | ||
[[Category:Supremacists]] | [[Category:Supremacists]] | ||