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'''Rodrigo Roa Duterte''' (born March 28, 1945) is the | '''Rodrigo Roa Duterte''' (born March 28, 1945) is a Filipino politician who served as the 16th President of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022. Within a year after assuming office in 2016, Duterte quickly gained notoriety for implementing a drug war which resulted in the deaths of at least 30,000 Filipinos through extrajudicial killings. | ||
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Frequently described as a populist and a nationalist, Duterte's political success has been aided by his vocal support for the extrajudicial killing of drug users and other criminals. Human rights groups have documented over 1,400 killings allegedly by death squads operating in Davao between 1998 and May 2016; the victims were mainly drug users, petty criminals and street children. A 2009 report by the Philippine Commission on Human Rights confirmed the "systematic practice of extrajudicial killings" by the [[Davao Death Squad]]. | Frequently described as a populist and a nationalist, Duterte's political success has been aided by his vocal support for the extrajudicial killing of drug users and other criminals. Human rights groups have documented over 1,400 killings allegedly by death squads operating in Davao between 1998 and May 2016; the victims were mainly drug users, petty criminals and street children. A 2009 report by the Philippine Commission on Human Rights confirmed the "systematic practice of extrajudicial killings" by the [[Davao Death Squad]]. | ||
=== Presidency ( | === Presidency (2016–2022) === | ||
Succeeding [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benigno_Aquino_III Beningno Aquino III] during the 2016 presidential election, Duterte's political campaign openly promised a war on drugs, that is to rally and order the murder of drug dealers and users in the country. This promise of a drug-free reign after 3 to 6 months in office, coupled with Duterte's humble beginnings appealed to the poverty-stricken masses of the Philippines. His speeches became notorious for using profanities and vulgarities directed towards political opponents and other world leaders who did not share his ideals. Duterte soon earned a "Dirty Harry" reputation, after making sexist remarks, such as bragging about raping women and attacking women's genitals. Most notably, he called for the genitals of protesters to be mutilated.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/feb/13/philippines-rodrigo-duterte-orders-soldiers-to-shoot-female-rebels-in-the-vagina</ref> | Succeeding [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benigno_Aquino_III Beningno Aquino III] during the 2016 presidential election, Duterte's political campaign openly promised a war on drugs, that is to rally and order the murder of drug dealers and users in the country. This promise of a drug-free reign after 3 to 6 months in office, coupled with Duterte's humble beginnings appealed to the poverty-stricken masses of the Philippines. His speeches became notorious for using profanities and vulgarities directed towards political opponents and other world leaders who did not share his ideals. Duterte soon earned a "Dirty Harry" reputation, after making sexist remarks, such as bragging about raping women and attacking women's genitals. Most notably, he called for the genitals of protesters to be mutilated.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/feb/13/philippines-rodrigo-duterte-orders-soldiers-to-shoot-female-rebels-in-the-vagina</ref> | ||