Imelda Marcos
Shoe fetishist. Wife of Ferdinand Marcos. Failed to pay refrigerator bill on his corpse, even though her net worth is probably over a billion dollars -- she promised to give $800M to the needy if elected.
Timeline
2 Jul 1929 |
Imelda Romualdez Marcos born, Manila. |
1953 |
Wins the title Miss Manila. |
1954 |
Marries Ferdinand Marcos. |
5 Jul 1966 |
Philippine military police awaken Brian Epstein and demand that The Beatles attend a party at the home of Imelda Marcos, wife of dictator Ferdinand Marcos. Epstein refuses, and the band is forced to flee the country ASAP. |
7 Dec 1972 |
Imelda Marcos stabbed. |
1980 |
"I get my fingers in all our pies. Before you know it, your little fingers including all your toes are in all the pies." |
1992 |
Runs for President, loses. |
1993 |
Sentenced to 1,824 years imprisonment on charges of corruption. |
Mar 1998 |
"If you know how rich you are, you are not rich. But me, I am not aware of the extent of my wealth. That's how rich we are." Philippine Daily Inquirer. |
Apr 1998 |
"I was born ostentatious. They will list my name in the dictionary someday. They will use Imeldific to mean ostentatious extravagance." Associated Press. |
Oct 1998 |
Appeal on corruption charges successful. |
Oct 2001 |
Charged with corruption. |
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