Presidency of Joseph Estrada

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The Presidency of Joseph Estrada was the shortened and controversial term of the 13th president of the Philippines, marked by populist policies, corruption allegations, and his eventual ouster through the EDSA II uprising in 2001.

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instanceOf political term ⓘ
presidency ⓘ
capital Manila ⓘ
characterizedBy controversy ⓘ
corruption allegations ⓘ
populist policies ⓘ
constitutionalBasis 1987 Constitution of the Philippines ⓘ
controversy alleged acceptance of jueteng payoffs ⓘ
alleged misuse of tobacco excise taxes ⓘ
country Philippines ⓘ
domesticPolicyFocus agricultural support ⓘ
anti-poverty programs ⓘ
pro-poor rhetoric ⓘ
economicContext Asian financial crisis aftermath ⓘ
economicPolicy deficit spending ⓘ
support for rice and agricultural subsidies ⓘ
endDate 2001-01-20 ⓘ
foreignPolicy continued engagement with ASEAN ⓘ
support for the Visiting Forces Agreement with the United States ⓘ
governmentType presidential republic ⓘ
historicalAssessment widely regarded as a short and turbulent presidency ⓘ
ideology populism ⓘ
legalOutcomeForPresident conviction for plunder in 2007 ⓘ
plunder charges filed after term ⓘ
presidential pardon in 2007 ⓘ
locationOfOusterProtests EDSA Shrine ⓘ
majorEvent EDSA II Revolution ⓘ
linked to: EDSA II

allegations of plunder ⓘ
impeachment trial of Joseph Estrada ⓘ
jueteng scandal ⓘ
mediaEnvironment intense media scrutiny ⓘ
notableCabinetMember Jinggoy Estrada ⓘ
Jose Pardo ⓘ
Ronaldo Zamora ⓘ
officeHolder Joseph Estrada ⓘ
ordinalNumber 13th presidency of the Philippines ⓘ
politicalPartyOfPresident Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino ⓘ
Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino ⓘ
precededBy Presidency of Fidel V. Ramos ⓘ
publicApproval declining support among middle class and business sectors ⓘ
initially high popularity among the poor ⓘ
reasonForEnd EDSA II uprising ⓘ
linked to: EDSA II

popular protests ⓘ
withdrawal of support by key cabinet members ⓘ
withdrawal of support by the military ⓘ
securityPolicy all-out war policy against the Moro Islamic Liberation Front ⓘ
startDate 1998-06-30 ⓘ
succeededBy Presidency of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo ⓘ
vicePresidentDuringTerm Gloria Macapagal Arroyo ⓘ

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EDSA II → precededBy → Presidency of Joseph Estrada ⓘ
Erap → impeachmentProceedings → Philippine presidential impeachment trial of Joseph Estrada ⓘ
linked to: Presidency of Joseph Estrada