The former president of the Philippines, Fidel Ramos, one of the key figures in the return of democracy to the country and the fall of dictator Ferdinand Marcos, died this Sunday at the age of 94 from complications linked to COVID-19, his relatives reported. to local media.
Ramos held the country’s presidency between 1992 and 1998, a time when the archipelago was opened to foreign investment and was considered one of Asia’s economic “tigers” due to its strong economic growth until the 1997 crisis, international media reported. .
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