1986 Philippine snap presidential election

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The 1986 Philippine snap presidential election was a hastily called and highly contested vote between Ferdinand Marcos and Corazon Aquino that exposed massive electoral fraud and helped trigger the People Power Revolution.

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instanceOf presidential election
snap election
calledBy Ferdinand Marcos
campaignSloganOfChallenger Tama na, sobra na, palitan na
challengerRunningMate Salvador Laurel
characterizedBy ballot box stuffing
discrepancies between official and unofficial counts
intimidation of voters
vote buying
widespread electoral fraud
condemnedBy Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines
surface form: Philippine Catholic Bishops’ Conference
continent Asia
contributedTo end of the Marcos dictatorship
fall of Ferdinand Marcos
country Philippines
date February 7, 1986
disputedBy Catholic Church leaders
Corazon C. Aquino
surface form: Corazon Aquino

opposition parties
followedBy People Power Revolution
installation of Corazon Aquino as President of the Philippines
historicalPeriod late Martial Law era in the Philippines
incumbentCandidate Ferdinand Marcos
incumbentRunningMate Arturo Tolentino
location Philippines
mainChallenger Corazon C. Aquino
surface form: Corazon Aquino
mediaCoverageBy Philippine media
international media
monitoredBy NAMFREL
National Citizens' Movement for Free Elections
officeContested President of the Philippines
Office of the Vice President of the Philippines
surface form: Vice President of the Philippines
officialResultDeclaredBy Batasang Pambansa
officialWinnerDeclared Ferdinand Marcos
organizedBy Commission on Elections of the Philippines
surface form: Commission on Elections
parallelCountBy NAMFREL quick count
precededBy 1973 Philippine constitutional referendum
1981 Philippine presidential election
relatedEvent People Power Revolution
surface form: EDSA People Power Revolution
relatedPerson Fidel V. Ramos
Jaime Cardinal Sin
Juan Ponce Enrile
resultedIn People Power Revolution
significance exposed large-scale electoral fraud in the Philippines
marked the climax of opposition to Marcos rule
served as immediate catalyst for mass protests on EDSA
triggeredBy Ferdinand Marcos’ desire to legitimize his rule
unofficialCountLeader Corazon C. Aquino
surface form: Corazon Aquino
year 1986

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People Power Revolution precededBy 1986 Philippine snap presidential election
1986 Constitutional Commission of the Philippines documentRatifiedBy 1986 Philippine snap presidential election
this entity surface form: Philippine national plebiscite