Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos, Sr . (September 11, 1917 – September 28, 1989) was a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986. He ruled under martial law from 1972 to 1981. In 1983, his government was accused of being involved in the assassination of Ninoy Aquino . Public outrage led to the snap elections of 1986 , to the subsequent People Power Revolution in February 1986, and to his self- imposed exile in Hawaii, where he died soon thereafter. Gross Domestic Product 1966 $201.94 1967 $209.50 1968 $226.86 1969 $244.11 1970 $188.63 1971 $203.05 1972 $213.54 1973 $260.99 1974 $346.70 1975 $364.22 1976 $406.46 1977 $454.13 1978 $510.28 1979 $600.97 1980 $689.50 1981 $736.51 1982 $746.28 1983 $649.09 1984 $597.16 1985 $568.60 1986 $537.81