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The 1986 Philippine presidential and vice presidential elections were held on February 7, 1986. Popularly known as the 1986 snap election, it is among the landmark events that led up to the People Power Revolution, the downfall of the presidency of Ferdinand Marcos, and the accession of Corazon C. Aquino as president.
February 7 - Coverage of the 1986 Philippine presidential election airs on all stations. February 24–25 - At the midst of the People Power Revolution rebel forces capture state channel MBS Channel 4 at the ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center on the 24th and private channels 2, 9 and 13 at the Broadcast City complex the day after. Pro-Marcos forces ...
There had been 17 direct presidential elections in history: 1935, 1941, 1946, 1949, 1953, 1957, 1961, 1965, 1969, 1981, 1986, 1992, 1998, 2004, 2010, 2016 and 2022. When referring to "presidential elections", these 17 are usually the ones being referred to. All of these also included vice presidential elections, except for 1981.
Rally against the Marcos Dictatorship in January 1986. February 7 – Presidential snap elections are held. Pres. Marcos leads the tally made by the Commission of Elections (Comelec), but his opponent, Corazon Cojuangco–Aquino, leads another tally by the National Movement for Free Elections (Namfrel). [1] [2]
In November 1985, Ferdinand Marcos, who had been the president of the Philippines for almost 2 decades, announced a snap presidential election that took place on February 7, 1986, amidst the growing political tensions in the country that had followed the assassination of Benigno Aquino Jr., a prominent opposition leader and former senator, more than two years before.
The Philippine International Convention Center, photographed in 1981, where the canvassing was held. On 3 November 1985, Philippine President Marcos announced a snap election for President and Vice President to be held on 7 February 1986.
Entered candidates for vice-president 35 41 46 49 53 57 61 65 69 81 86 92 98 04 10 16 22 Aksyon: Aksyon Demokratiko: Yes: Yes: Yes DPP: Democratic Party of the Philippines: Yes KTPNAN: Katipunan ng Kamalayang Kayumanggi: Yes KBL: Kilusang Bagong Lipunan: Yes: Yes: Yes: LPP: Labor Party Philippines: Yes Lakas LKS-KAM: Lakas-NUCD/Lakas-NUCD-UMDP ...
The draft constitution passed by the ConCom on October 12, 1986, and was presented to President Aquino three days later. The draft constitution was subject to a plebiscite on February 2, 1987 . The results of the plebiscite was announced on February 11, 1987, with 16,622,111 or 76.30% of voters in favor of the draft.