As a hard-line general, he was considered a ruthless Marcos henchman, but he was later hailed as a national hero for breaking with the dictator, and went on to preside over an economic boom.
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Watch VideoFormer Philippine President Fidel Valdez Ramos, a U.S.-trained ex-general who saw action in the Korean and Vietnam wars..
Ramos was a US-trained ex-general who played a key role in the 1986 pro-democracy uprising that ousted Ferdinand Marcos.
Former Philippine president Fidel Valdez Ramos, a US-trained ex-general who saw action in the Korean and Vietnam wars and played a..