List of Presidents of the Philippines
1972–87: Martial law and the Fourth Republic
President Ferdinand Marcos ruled by decree when he declared martial law on September 21, 1972. He inaugurated the "New Society" after a new constitution was ratified on January 17, 1973.

List of Presidents of the Philippines

Section Title: 1972–87: Martial law and the Fourth Republic
Table Section Text: President Ferdinand Marcos ruled by decree when he declared martial law on September 21, 1972. He inaugurated the "New Society" after a new constitution was ratified on January 17, 1973.

No. overall	No. in era	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Prior office	Took office	Left office	Party	Term	Vice President	Refs.

10	1	Ferdinand Marcos	Ferdinand Marcos 1917–1989 (Lived: 72 years)	Senator from Ilocos Norte (1959–1965) and 11th President of the Senate (1963–1965)	30 Dec 1965	25 Feb 1986	Nacionalista	(1965) 10 (1965)	Fernando Lopez 30 Dec 1965–23 Sep 1972

(1969) 11 (1969)

None 23 Sep 1972–25 Feb 1986

KBL	(1981) 12 (1981)

11	2	Corazon Aquino	Corazon Aquino 1933–2009 (Lived: 76 years)	none (No prior elected office)	25 Feb 1986	30 Jun 1992	UNIDO	(1986) 13 (1986)	Salvador Laurel

Sentence(s)

Corazon Aquino, was the eleventh President.

final_sentence: Corazon Aquino, was the eleventh President.