Republic of the Philippines

State · 1947–2026 CE · at its largest around 1947 CE

The Southeast Asian archipelago that gained independence from the United States in 1946. Ferdinand Marcos ruled under martial law for much of the 1970s before being ousted by the People Power Revolution in 1986.

On its lands while it lasted

• People Power Revolution (1986 CE): Mass nonviolent demonstrations on Manila's EDSA avenue in February 1986 that ended Ferdinand Marcos's rule and brought Corazon Aquino to power.
• Eruption of Mount Pinatubo (1991 CE): Second-largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century, in June 1991; its aerosols cooled global temperatures by about 0.5 °C for more than a year.
• Typhoon Haiyan (2013 CE): One of the strongest tropical cyclones ever recorded at landfall, which devastated Tacloban and the central Philippines in November 2013, killing over 6,000 people.

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