Fidel Ramos

MANILA — Fidel V. Ramos — former president of the Philippines, career military official and figure of the 1986 revolution that deposed a dictatorship — died ...

He has since returned to the fold of power, and serves as legal counsel to Marcos Jr. at 98. He added Ramos’ loyalty to the law explained his defection. Under his presidency, Ramos allowed the family to bury the late dictator in their home region of Ilocos when they returned from exile in the United States. Some Marcos critics believe Ramos should not have allowed them to return. In this year’s national elections, the party that Ramos founded endorsed dictator’s son Ferdinand Marcos Jr., who won in a landslide. As president, he was credited with helping modernize the economy and forging a peace agreement with rebel forces in the southern Philippines. To his supporters, he is a hero of the revolution who went on to urge the Marcos family to publicly apologize for their misdeeds.

The late Philippine president helped depose a dictator, only to see Marcos's heir return to power.

He then became the successor to Corazon Aquino, the devout Catholic he helped bring to power, convincing her that a military man — and a Protestant — could extend the life of the country’s fragile democracy. Fidel Ramos, president of the Philippines from 1992 to 1998, died on Sunday after a life and career that saw triumphs over suspicion and self-restraint. He won election in the overwhelmingly Roman Catholic nation by the narrowest of margins, but went on to make it a credible case for the Philippines as a tiger economy in a rising Asia. He was the most democratic of generals and, along with Aquino’s son Benigno III, the most technocratic of presidents.

Former Philippine president Fidel Valdez Ramos, a U.S.-trained ex-general who saw action in the Korean and Vietnam wars and played a key role in a 1986 ...

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The United States Embassy in Manila and the European Union (EU) delegation in the Philippines extended their condolences to the Philippines.

FVR was a #EUinthePhilippinesextends condolences to the people of the and to the family of former President Fidel V Ramos. FVR was a dedicated “FVR was a pillar of democracy and an icon of the EDSA revolution,” it added. Meanwhile the EU delegation in the Philippines also condoled with Filipinos, as it recognized Ramos as a pillar of democracy and an icon of the Edsa revolution. The U.S. Embassy offers its sincerest condolences to the family and friends of former Philippine President and United… MANILA, Philippines — The United States Embassy in Manila and the European Union (EU) delegation in the Philippines extended their condolences to the Philippines over the passing of former president Fidel Ramos.

Former Philippine President Fidel Valdez Ramos, who died on Sunday, was a fighter during wars in Korea and Vietnam and a survivor in the political arena, ...

His early morning jog was legendary among his staff officers and even at 80, he would jump to reenact what he did during the revolt in 1986. When he was military chief, he would play golf and jog at the same time, running after his ball. He served in the late 1960s in Vietnam as a leader of the Philippine Civil Action Group.

A career military man, Ramos was the first Protestant to win the top office in the overwhelmingly Catholic nation.

He served in the late 1960s in Vietnam as a leader of the Philippine Civil Action Group. Ramos broke up monopolies in the transport and communications sectors. Ramos was a multitasking workaholic and athletic leader. A career military man, he was the first Protestant to win the top office in the overwhelmingly Catholic nation, despite opposition from some in the Church. Known as FVR, Ramos attended the US Military Academy at West Point and fought in the Korean War in the 1950s as a platoon leader. A career military man, Ramos was the first Protestant to win the top office in the overwhelmingly Catholic nation.