10 ruthless dictators who are still honored as heroes (With Pictures)

5. Ferdinand Marcos

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Ferdinand Edralin Marcos was a lawyer and politician in the Philippines and served as the head of state from 1966 to 1986. During that time, he set up an authoritarian dictatorship in which there was a high level of corruption and repression. Any democratic activity was shunned and he threw any opposing forces into prison as quickly as he could. During his later years of ruling, the country experienced economic turmoil, a huge rich-poor gap, and tons of political wrongdoing. The country’s rural areas were hotspots for communist guerrilla warfare and it was later revealed that Marcos had stolen tons of cash from the country’s economy. Yet, residents claim he saved them from commies.