The correct answer is D) became a dictator and cracked down on basic freedoms.
Filipino president Ferdinand Marcos achieved power by becoming a dictator and cracked down on basic freedoms.
Ferdinand Marcos (1917-1989) was the authoritarian 1oth President of the Philippines. In simple terms, he was a dictator. He established martial law in 1971, and ruled a corrupt government based on fear and repression, suppressing basic rights and limiting the freedom of speech and freedom of the press.
He was deposed by the Filipino people in 1986. President Corazón Aquino became the new President who ruled the country from 1986 to 1992.
