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Fidel Valdez Ramos CCLH GCS KGCR (Tagalog: [pɪˈdɛl bɐlˈdɛs ˈɾamos]; March 18, 1928 – July 31, 2022), [2] popularly known as FVR, was a Filipino general and politician who served as the 12th President of the Philippines from 1992 to 1998.
Fidel V. Ramos began his presidency at noon on June 30, 1992, following his inauguration as the 12th president of the Philippines, succeeding Corazon Aquino.He is the first Protestant president of the country, and the first Christian Democrat to be elected, being the founder of Lakas-CMD (Christian-Muslim Democrats Party).
On March 15, the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) began its series of six presidential and vice-presidential debates held over the next six Sundays, [16] with the first debate held among presidential candidates Fidel V. Ramos, Miriam Defensor-Santiago, and Jovito Salonga, moderated by Dong Puno and broadcast live on GMA Network. [17]
Santiago accused Ramos of fraud and filed an electoral protest citing power outages as evidence, but her protest was eventually dismissed. The 1992 election was the second time both the president and vice-president came from different parties. Film actor and senator Joseph Estrada won a six-year term as Ramos' vice-president by a landslide victory.
The cigar-chomping Ramos served as president from 1992 to 1998, after playing a key role in the 1986 ouster of dictator Ferdinand Marcos. Fidel Valdez Ramos, former Philippine leader who helped ...
Estrada had earlier declared in 1992 that he will not run for president, stating that he intends to retire when he reaches the age of 60 in 1998, [1] but he later recanted this decision. Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago, who considered herself to have been cheated out of the presidency by Ramos in 1992, was also expected to run again.
First president to celebrate his 70th birthday while in office. He turned 70 on March 18, 1998, 3 months before the end of his term. First president to be elected after turning 60. He was elected in 1992 at the age of 64. First ever president who was a relative of a former president.
The inauguration of Fidel V. Ramos as the twelfth president of the Philippines took place on Tuesday, June 30, 1992, at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila. [1] The oath of office was administered by Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines Andres Narvasa.