It can be concluded that in the long haul of 1969 to 1986 as well as in the short haul of 1983 to 1986 of the struggle to overthrow the Marcos fascist dictatorship, the armed revolutionary movement led by the CPP and the legal forces of the national democratic movement encompassed by BAYAN were the most consistent, most important and most effective in arousing, organizing and mobilizing the people. The US and the most rabid pro-US reactionaries started to do their best to fight the dictatorship only in 1983, after the Aquino assassination. It can be said that in the short haul the contradictory forces of the national democratic movement, the US, the Catholic church hierarchy and the anti-Marcos reactionaries converged to overthrow Marcos.
Maaaring sumahin na sa mahabang panahon mula 1969 hanggang 1986 at maging sa maikling panahon ng pakikibaka noong 1983-1986 para patalsikin ang pasistang diktadurang Marcos, ang tuluy-tuloy, pinakamahalaga at pinakaepektibo sa pagmumulat, pag-oorganisa at pagpapakilos sa sambayanan ay ang rebolusyonaryong armadong kilusan at ang mga ligal na pwersa ng pambansa-demokratikong kilusan na saklaw ng BAYAN. Nag-umpisa lamang labanan ng US at ng pinakasagadsaring mga reaksyunaryong maka-US ang diktadura noong 1983, pagkatapos ng asasinasyon kay Aquino. Pwedeng sabihin na sa maikling panahon, ang magkakatunggaling pwersa ng pambansa- demokratikong kilusan, ang US, ang simbahang Katoliko at ang mga reaksyunaryong anti-Marcos ay nagsama-sama upang patalsikin si Marcos.