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...government had purposely avoided head-on confrontation with opposition demonstrators and had even tried to steal some of their thunder by staging a rally of its own in Makati, Metro Manila's financial district. A special bulletin signed by the vice governor of the Metropolitan Manila Commission (Imelda Marcos, the President's powerful, unpopular wife, is the governor) was distributed to commission employees. "Attendance is a must," it decreed. "Record of attendance must be submitted to personnel management .. . Do not wear uniforms...
...been too ambitious, a careerist, sucking up to Mao, then trying to kill him. Finally he came to Jiang Qing. Here Hu's anger burst. "If you were to write a biography of Mao, she would be the tragedy of his life." Then, an anecdote about Jiang Qing escorting Imelda Marcos, the First Lady of the Philippines, on a visit to Tianjin. The state cavalcade roared through the peasants, ran one down and killed him. Stop, said Imelda. No, said Jiang Qing, drive on! The cavalcade drove...
...Aquino in his three years did not confine himself to theoretical politics, Filipino generals, cabinet officers and business leaders reportedly sought him out during visits to the United States. Even Philippines First Lady Imelda Marcos met with Aquino, said Pauker...
...outspoken, he was also in touch with the people in the Philippine government." Unger said Experts describe a peculiar relationship between Aquino and his government whereby Aquino's formidable stables as an opponent made him a near insider in the political establishment. A fraternity brother of Marcos who dated Imelda at University of the Philippines in Manila, Aquino was "an adversary rather than in enemy to Marcos," according to Pauker. Pye says that Marcos himself would call Aquino long distance and hang up after delivering his message...
...return this summer. According to those who knew Aquino here as his third year of exile drew to its close. Aquino rontifnued to sorry about what was reputed to be the failing death of Marcos and its implications a possible takeover by the country's generals or by Imelda Marcos scenarios which Aquino believed could seriously threaten the survival of democracy. With the approach of the parliamentary elections promised for 1984 the first in 12 years. Aquino felt he should help mobilize the opposition, Pye said...