This is quite accurate for the time. As a G. I. assigned in country I watched these events unfold. As the future brother-in-law of a national reporter, I had slightly more knowledge than most.
There are many nuances of the time that may only be grasped by those who actually lived through it. Secret Police who answered only to the regime, Marcos' televised declaration that there would be no "snap" election just weeks before the announcement that there would be one!
The inflation was nearly as rampant as the corruption.
There are many nuances of the time that may only be grasped by those who actually lived through it. Secret Police who answered only to the regime, Marcos' televised declaration that there would be no "snap" election just weeks before the announcement that there would be one!
The inflation was nearly as rampant as the corruption.