Esther Hope H.

Layague
BSMLS-A12

Members of upper- Rebels from NPA and Church

middle class MNLF

They wanted political Governments use of The effects of the

reforms in the country communist and dictatorship on
secessionist threats. the poor.

Using nonviolent tactics. Tactics that are Mass

they advocated reforms. appropriate to their protest
localities. actions
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- Due to his rising unpopularity, Marcos had to call for a snap election to show the world that
there was still democracy in the Philippines. He wanted to show that his regime still has the
legitimacy.

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- The snap elections in 1986 failed to produce a legitimate outcome due to widespread
allegations of fraud and irregularities. Marcos was accused of using his control over the
government and media of manipulate the election results in his favor. The opposition
candidate, challenged the results and was able to mobilize widespread public support,
which ultimately led to the People Power Revolution.

- The goal of RAM was to arrest the Marcos’s in order to put an end to their dictatorship.

- The EDSA People Power was a peaceful revolution because it was able to change the
history of the Philippines without even a single casualty.

They articulated the popular anti-Marcos sentiments which existed during

the Marcos regime.

It led to his mismanagement of the economy.

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 It attracted people to the cause of the opposition since they saw that
Marcos
was doing more damage to their lives

It caused the popularity of Marcos to diminish. It also made the people see the
cruelty of the regime.

It led different social movements and even governments to see the

illegitimacy of the Marcos dictatorship

The failure of the coup led Enrile and Ramos to defect from the Marcos
administration. This led the military to crumble and switch sides.

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