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In the political arena of countries around the world, ** is the symbol and representative of state power. However, some ** abuse power, harm the interests of the common people, and enrich their own pockets. Among them, Ferdinand Marcos of the Philippines is known as one of the most greedy in the world. His wealth is beyond our imagination and is not inferior to Saddam's.
Ferdinand Marcos was born in 1917 in Ilocos Province, Philippines. He grew up in a family of politicians and judges, and received a quality education from an early age. Marcos studied law at the University of the Philippines, where he earned his degree in 1940. After that, he began to work as a lawyer, fought in battles, and made his mark on the political scene. In 1965, he was elected to the Philippines and began his reign. He was re-elected three times after that. In 1986, he was opposed by the public because of election fraud, and eventually fled to the United States. He died at the age of 72.
During World War II, in the face of the Japanese invasion, Marcos took off his lawyer's black robe and picked up the front line to fight back. On the battlefield, he was brave and decisive, and won a lot of military exploits, but was eventually captured by the Japanese army. With his wit, Marcos managed to escape and eventually became the leader of the anti-Japanese war in the Philippines. He was also commended by Mark Arthur and awarded the Medal. After World War II, Marcos became Rojas**'s secretary. In 1954, he met "Tacloban Rose" Imelda by chance, and the two got married after 11 days of lightning love.
With the help of his wife, Marcos's official fortune prospered, and his position continued to rise. In 1962 he was elected president of the Senate, and in 1964 he became **. At the beginning of his tenure, there were still some things that the Filipino people could eat enough and export a little grain. However, when he was re-elected for the second term, he began to have an insatiable thirst for money. For example, after World War II, Japan paid more than $500 million in war reparations to the Philippines, most of which went into his personal pocket.
For another example, in the 70s, the $5 billion in aid provided by Japan to the Philippines was also spent by the two couples. In his 20-year reign, he almost hollowed out the country, and at the beginning the Philippines had no foreign debt, and the external debt was as high as 26.5 billion US dollars in 20 years. This also directly led to the fact that the seven ** people in the Philippines were in poverty and could not eat enough. The Marcos, on the other hand, made a lot of money and made a lot of money.
According to the report, before that, personal property was about $30,000, and 20 years later, that figure has become tens of billions of dollars. The growth of wealth is staggering. It is reported that when the Marcos couple escaped, the 300 boxes of luggage they were carrying were detained by U.S. Customs. What's inside the box? There were $1.2 million, $1.8 million in bank deposit slips, and 15 boxes of jewelry, antiques, house books, etc., all of which were worth a lot of money, and finally the United States wrote a 2,300-page inventory of assets to the Philippines. Do you think that's all Marcos' wealth? Not. After three years of investigation, it was found that the number of properties had been entered.
It is reported that in the Philippines alone, Marcos owns 4,500 acres of real estate, 5,000 acres of land, 232 companies, 54 ** companies, 29 private jets, 13 luxury yachts, $1 billion in cash at home, and $1 billion worth of **. In addition, there are many office buildings, luxury villas, and ** jewelry worth 700 million in the United States, 1 billion US dollars in deposits in Switzerland, and more than 500 million in Australia. In other countries, billions of dollars in deposits. In the end, no one can say exactly how much.