Philippine President Estrada Impeached!: How the President of the World?s 13th Most Populous Country Stumbles over His Mistresses, a Chinese Conspiracy and the Garbage of His Capital
Год выпуска: 0 Автор: Dirk Jan Barreveld Издательство: Страниц: 0 ISBN: 0595184375
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Joseph Ejercito Estrada was a controversial figure long before he went into Philippine politics. He was not only famous for his many mistresses and children born out of wedlock, but also because of his drinking and gambling. That you can become the 13th President of the world's 13th largest country, measured in population size, with such a personal record is a miracle in itself. As president he stumbled from problem to problem and finally found himself facing impeachment charges filed by the Philippine House of Representatives. During the trial evidence piled up especially regarding the activities of his Chinese-Filipino gambling friends. Were they trying to turn the Philippines in a new Asian Las Vegas to replace Macau in due time? In an apparentattempt to defuse the critical situation for the president eleven out of twenty-one senators decided to put a stop to more revealing evidence. They misjudged the situation and the Philippine people went again to the streets of Manila...
