Son of a Dictator
Ferdinand Marcos Jr far ahead in Philippines presidential election vote count
The Marcos makeover: How history was rewritten to place a dictator's son on the cusp of power
During the reign of her late husband Ferdinand Marcos Sr, Imelda became a global pariah for raiding the public purse to fund her extravagant lifestyle, enduringly symbolised by her vast collection of shoes.
In 1986, a popular uprising forced the Marcoses into exile in Hawaii, but not before they looted up to $US10 billion from state coffers over two decades in power, much of which has never been recovered.
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