- Title: PHILIPPINES: PRO MARCOS RALLY CALLS FOR THE DEPOSED LEADER'S RETURN TO POWER.
- Date: 22nd April 1986
- Summary: 1. GV & SV Pro-Marcos demonstrators marching through Manila streets. (2 SHOTS) 0.18 2. CU Pro-Marcos banner on inside of car back window. 0.21 3. GV Demonstrators cheering on top of vehicle. 0.25 4. GVs Demonstrators in stadium for rally. (2 SHOTS) 0.34 5. GVs Demonstrators holding pro-Marcos banners and chanting in stadium. (6 SHOTS) 0.57 6. SVs & TOP VIEW PAN Demo
- Embargoed: 7th May 1986 13:00
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- Location: MANILA, PHILIPPINES
- Country: Philippines
- Topics: General
- Reuters ID: LVA5H2A5486DAPSAV0NU9FUT312Y
- Story Text: MANILA, PHILIPPINES
More than 20,000 supporters of deposed President Ferdinand Marcos demonstrated on April 20 at a public square in central Manila demanding his return to power. The demonstrators, mostly from Marcos's home province of Ilocos Norte in the north of the country, accused President Corazon Aquino of grabbing power from the ousted leader. They also proclaimed Arturo Tolentino, Marcos's vice presidential running mate in the February 7 elections, as acting president in the absence of Marcos. Marcos, who ruled the country for 20 years, fled to Hawaii with his family after a civilian-backed military revolt toppled his government on February 25. For some weeks pro-Marcos demonstrators have been staging rallies in support of their former leader. Early in April, former members of the Marcos party reconvened the abolished National Assembly and called for civil disobedience. Using a replica of the official mace and performing traditional rituals, the 96 member assembly reopened the body at the exact time when it recessed in mid-February, just prior to the four day revolution that toppled Marcos. They repudiated Mrs Aquino's abolition of the legislature and accused her of illegally seizing power.
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