Fidel Ramos, Who Helped End Marcos Dictatorship, Dies at 94
- Elected president after serving as defense chief under Aquino
- Steered Philippine economy through the Asian financial crisis
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Fidel Ramos, the former Philippine president who was head of the national police under Ferdinand Marcos before defecting and joining the “People Power” protests that ousted the dictator in 1986, has died. He was 94.
Ramos’ family announced his passing in a statement on Sunday, without giving a cause of death. He died of complications from Covid-19, according to radio station DZRH, which didn’t say where it got the information.