Alternate History November 13, 1983: The Day That Shocked The World

[Sergeant Foley]

......"I was distracted writing down notes about the military exercise festivities at the Republic of Korea Army 1st Corps Headquarters in Seoul on that fateful afternoon of 13 November 1983.

All of a sudden, I heard a loud thundering firecracking sound. I turned around to see where it was coming from and assumed it was one of the Howitzer Cannons being fired. Before I had any chance to go back to writing down more notes...I heard gunfire and it was repeated non-stop, I ducked down on the floor because one of the foreign correspondents for ABC News grabbed me, saying "They're shooting! They're shooting!"

I decided to take a look at what was going on when to the horror before my eyes, I saw President Reagan taking a graphic vicious headshot in broad daylight as people on the platform were shell-shocked, not knowing what to do. US Secret Service agents grabbed President Reagan and put him into the presidential limousine and rushed him to the hospital.

I ran out and saw absolute carnage: death, gunpowder and blood as the death toll at the Republic of Korea Army 1st Corps Headquarters had become a massive crime scene and on lockdown. "
Mikee Choi
Eyewitness accounts to the Burger Commission
Spring 1984
Seoul, Republic of Korea

 

[Sergeant Foley]

......"Operation Payback was a success. Kim II-sung was dead including several members of his family. It was unknown who would be taking over as the leader of the isolated communist country considering majority of the North Korean government and armed forces were completely wiped out. Rumor has it that China and the Soviet Union, Cuba and some of their communist allies secretly smuggled Kim's remaining family out of North Korea due to the aggressive bombing campaign and the air raids. Another rumor was that North Korean First Lady Kim Song-ae was going to be tapped as the hermit kingdom's Head of State, which was quite odd considering over 90+% of the North Korean government and their armed forces once again, got wiped out in Operation Payback's aggressive air-raid and bombing campaigns, etc.,

In the meantime, things were slowly getting back to normal along the Peninsula as the Republic of Korea Armed Forces along with the United Nations Forces Command and US Forces Korea assisted by staunch allied partners like Taiwan, Japan, United Kingdom, France and others managed to aggressively push the border all the way back. Knowing that the President wasn't a fan of dragging out long occupations, the mission was accomplished by April 30, 1984. However, we are always on 100% extreme high alert just in case those pesky North Koreans and their obvious client allies in Beijing and Moscow were attempting start something!"
Caspar Weinberger
Former US Secretary of Defense
Spring 1988

 

[Sergeant Foley]

AUTHOR'S NOTE FOR CHAPTER 4: Sorry if I've been late in posting new update on Chapter 4 of the 11.13.83 Incident, just busy with The American Republic, etc., but hopefully sometime during the weekend: I'll post a new scoop of the story in Chapter 4 with regard to Personal PoV's during the Spring of 1984.

 

[Sergeant Foley]

......"Some growing opposition was forming inside elements of the Mexican Army because a group of young Army commissioned officers were becoming annoyed with the autocratic rule of Mexican President General Oscar Robles, who's been in power for a decade and becoming more entrenched.

Robles didn't have the popularity among some segments of the Mexican people: his aggressiveness was considered by many as too overbearing and hovering plus they were getting tired of the Robles administration due to a potential prospect of seeing him attempting to stay in office toward the 1990s and possibly beyond. "Having this unhinged freak serving as President of the United Mexican States for 21 years is freaking scary and beyond chaotic. It's one thing for Pinochet of Chile to stay forever because of his successful public relations coup by hosting the 1980 Summer Olympics in Santiago and kicking the Argentinian's asses in the Falklands War of 1982. However seeing Oscar freaking Robles staying as President of Mexico forever was becoming too much. Things have gone very crazy since the sad death of his popular second wife, Fernanda back in the Summer of 1981," quipped Army Lieutenant Colonel Fabian Velendez of the Mexican Army 13th Squadron.

Even the Catholic Church was getting annoyed with Robles' constant micromanaging techniques because this had been going on since Fall 1982 and escalated throughout 1983. Speculation has been swirling around the possibility of Robles being potentially excommunicated from the Roman Catholic Church because of his blatant corruption.

Something had to give and a quiet segment of opponents inside the Mexican Army began to secretly speak up against the autocratic Robles administration. It was a ticking timebomb and the big question wasn't whether if it'll explode, but when?"

General Guillermo Quiroga
Former President of Mexico (1986-1989)
Spring 2004

 

[Sergeant Foley]

....."Isaac Aramendiz was known as a steady but stern General, who was gaining support amongst the populace. He was previously a member of the formerly known Military Junta of Mexico when Robles took power in the 02.21.73 Coup against then-President Luis Eccheverria.

Originally, the plan was for the Presidency to be rotated for a three-year term amongst the Junta members and I am referring to the Commanders-in-Chiefs of the military branches of the Mexican Armed Forces: Navy, Marine Corps, Army and Air Force.

However, it didn't take too long for Robles to have other sinister plans. I KNEW he was motivated by staying President for Life. First: he quickly consolidated full control of the Mexican Armed Forces by having himself declared as Supreme Commander of the United Mexican States on 13 May 1973. Then less than a month later, he installed himself as President-For-Life by implementing an indirect Electoral College system of presidential elections in 1976 and 1977, where he was the only candidate.

I was flustered and couldn't believe that Robles skillfully exploited a power vacuum and aggressively took advantage of the political instability inside Mexico. Before we knew it, Robles installed close associates into government roles and positions: I am referring to family members and close family friends because of his addiction for power, power, power, power, power and more power including using racket schemes by enriching himself as well.

Aramendiz strongly blasted several of Robles' policies including the controversial refuge policy when Robles gleefully allowed former Nazis and their families to move into Mexico. This greatly damaged our diplomatic relations with Israel and almost torpedoed our relations with the United States and France. "This is fucking shameful, Mexico is becoming an international laughing stock!" Aramendiz scolded Robles to his face during a national security meeting.

It didn't take long before Robles retaliated by having Aramendiz dismissed from his position as Commander of the 25th Airborne Division and sent overseas to the Republic of Korea in some diplomatic role. In my opinion, it was quite obvious that Robles basically blackballed Aramendiz. I suffered a similar fate when I criticized Robles' controversial Nazi refuge policy during an interview with a local newspaper. Little did I know that one of the higher-ups notified Robles associates, who in turn, informed him of my comments in the newspaper. I got blackballed from my job and exiled out of Mexico; my family and I went to the Philippines, where I've been ever since waiting for the chance to get revenge on Robles and his cronies."
Javier Callestanos
Former Mexican Army Lieutenant Colonel
Somewhere in Ilocos Norte, Philippines

 

[Sergeant Foley]

......"The National Commission into the Assassination of President Reagan had been interviewing over 12,373 eyewitnesses and held closed-door meetings with many key ROK government officials and American Embassy personnel employees.

It was likely going to be a long thorough investigation into the Reagan assassination because there was one particular question everyone wanted to know and ask: Who pulled the trigger on the fateful afternoon on 13 November 1983?
-Lee Hueng-kwa
Republic of Korea Army Colonel
13th Firehorse Squadron
Spring 1984

 

[Sergeant Foley]

......"The Burger Commission was doing their long due diligence interviewing eyewitnesses, working hard investigating the Reagan assassination from 13 November 1983 in Seoul.

Discovered that elements from rouge countries and foreign adversaries were likely involved in the 11.13.83 Incident was going to escalate tensions considering we're still in the middle of the Cold War."
Excerpt from "The Plot to Kill Reagan: International Conspiracy and Ramifications Going Forward"
Spring 2004

 

[Sergeant Foley]

During the Juneteenth holiday break, I'll be working on Personal PoV's both nationally and internationally Spring 1984.

 

[Sergeant Foley]

COMING SOON IN THE 11.13.83 INCIDENT
25 February 1986: Maria Corazon Sumulong Cojuangco Aquino becomes the 12th President of the Republic of the Philippines

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[Sergeant Foley]

JOBS REPORT: ECONOMIC REPORT SHOWS UNEXPECTED 3.5% GROWTH; UNEMPLOYMENT DROPS TO 3.0%
*January 13, 1984: Despite some delays, the economic report for the 4th Quarter 1983 was finally released, showing better than expected results. Although it wasn't reaching pre-recession levels before 1981, the United States economy grew 3.5%, while the unemployment rate had shrunk to 3.0%. President George HW Bush and his administration had been urging Americans to be patient with the Bushnomics Economic Recovery Plan, the report strongly justified their reasons for Americans to be patient with the economic recovery and the millions of jobs being created in all 51 States. Bush called on Congress for additional investments in promoting growth.

US Treasury Secretary David Rockefeller said during an interview with ABC News' "This Week": "On behalf of President Bush and the administration, the United States is moving on the right track and I urge the American people for patience. We had come out of a deep hole in 1980 and 1981, and recovery takes time and it's not always moving up constantly."

HART, GLENN AND JACKSON DEBATE; MONDALE HOLDS TOWN HALL
*January 19, 1984: The first debate of the 1984 Presidential election was hosted in Chicago, Illinois by Channel 9 WGN-TV Chicago at the WGN-TV Studios. United States Senators Gary Hart (D-CO) and John Glenn (D-OH) accepted invitations by the Reverend Jesse Jackson to a discussion over domestic policies and economic policies and presenting a specific, detailed alternative to defeating incumbent President Bush in the November election. All three are currently battling for the Democratic Party presidential nomination. However, former US Ambassador to Canada Walter Mondale chose not to participate in the Debate Forum in Chicago, preferring to host a special town hall meeting in Des Moines, Iowa on the campus of the University of Iowa.

 

[Sergeant Foley]

DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES MAKING FINAL PLAY FOR THE IOWA CAUCUSES
*January 29, 1984: Ahead of the upcoming Iowa Caucuses, the four remaining Democratic candidates were making final plays to the voters in the Midwestern States. While former Ambassador Mondale was still being viewed by analysts and experts as the favorite to win the nomination because he had the largest number of political party leaders backing his campaign; raising the most money than anyone else in the field. However, Senator Hart and Mr. Jackson both proved to be troublesome opponents for the former US Ambassador to Canada.

Mondale stressed his experience in government: having served as Minnesota State Attorney General (1960-1964); United States Senator (1964-1976) and US Ambassador to Canada (1977-1981), pointing to early head-to-head polling surveys showing him performing best against President Bush. Mondale, Hart, Jackson and Glenn did extended tours across the Hawkeye State in all 99 counties during the final weeks of January, although Senators Hart and Glenn returned to Washington, DC for Senate business on January 31st.

GALLUP POLLING SURVEYS: JOB APPROVAL RATING FOR PRESIDENT GEORGE HW BUSH
JANUARY 27-30, 1984:
Approve: 55%
Disapprove: 37%
Undecided: 8%

1984 DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY POLLING
Former US Ambassador to Canada Walter Mondale (D-MN): 59%
United States Senator Gary Hart (D-CO): 25%
Jesse Jackson (D-IL): 13%
Someone Else: 16%

1984 IOWA DEMOCRATIC CAUCUSES POLLING
Mondale: 62%
Hart: 13%
Jackson: 13%
Undecided: 3%

1984 HEAD-TO-HEAD NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION MATCH-UPS: PRESIDENT
President George HW Bush (R-TX; incumbent): 54%
Former US Ambassador to Canada Walter Mondale (D-MN): 43%

President George HW Bush (R-TX; incumbent): 61%
United States Senator Gary Hart (D-CO): 35%

President George HW Bush (R-TX; incumbent): 73%
Jesse Jackson (D-IL): 23%

President George HW Bush (R-TX; incumbent): 59%
United States Senator John Glenn (D-OH): 37%

 

[Sergeant Foley]

BREAKING NEWS ALERT: FORMER US AMBASSADOR TO CANADA WALTER MONDALE CRUISES TO BLOWOUT VICTORY IN THE IOWA CAUCUSES
*Former US Ambassador to Canada easily wins the first contest for the Democratic Party presidential nomination.
*Hart comes in distant second place; McGovern's third-place finish mostly ignored by the press.
*President Bush steamrolls without any opposition.

(Iowa Democratic Caucuses)
Former US Ambassador to Canada Walter Mondale (D-MN): 36,675 (48.89%): Declared Winner✔
United States Senator Gary Hart (D-CO): 12,375 (16.50%)
Former United States Senator George McGovern (D-SD): 7,725 (10.30%)

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*February 20, 1984: The 1984 Presidential Campaign Season officially begun with the Iowa Caucuses: Immediately after the polls closed, numerous media news outlets already called the Democratic Caucuses in favor of former US Ambassador to Canada Walter Mondale, winning more than two-thirds of the vote. And he also swept all of Iowa's 99 counties, easily trouncing his closest rival, United States Senator Gary Hart (D-CO). While the ballots were still being counted, Mondale already addressed his supporters inside the ballroom of the Marriott Hotel and thanked Democratic voters for their support. Exit polling surveys also showed the former Ambassador winning nearly 73% of the female vote.

As for Senator Hart, he congratulated Ambassador Mondale on his "decisive landslide victory", but said the fight for the nomination will continue. Meanwhile, former Senator McGovern finished in third place, barely getting 10 percent of the vote. Meanwhile, Senator Glenn's support completely vanished, only receiving less than 3 percent of the vote. However, Glenn did say he planned on continuing his campaign to the Super Tuesday Sweepstakes. On the Republican side, incumbent President George HW Bush won all of the delegates and had no opponents.

HART REASSESSING CAMPAIGN IN LIGHT OF MORE DAMMING ALLEGATIONS OF SEXUAL EXTRAMARITAL AFFAIRS
*February 21, 1984: In light of the new explosive allegations of sexual extramarital affairs with more female young underage campaign staffers, United States Senator Gary Hart (D-CO) announced he would be undergoing a "major reassessment" of his presidential campaign. At this point, his campaign has gone $300,000 in debt and Hart was also considering how to mount a serious challenge to the heavy favorite for the nomination, former US Ambassador to Canada Walter Mondale without increasing his campaign's indebtedness. Some of his advisors have recommended to the two-term United States Senator from Colorado that he follow the strategy of United States Senator John Glenn (D-OH) of reaching out to independent voters ahead of the New Hampshire Primary, which is set for February 28th.

 

[Sergeant Foley]

BREAKING NEWS ALERT: FORMER US AMBASSADOR TO CANADA WALTER MONDALE RESOUNDINGLY TROUNCES THE COMPETITION IN THE NEW HAMPSHIRE PRIMARY
*Mondale wins first-in-the-nation primary in landslide, over-performing the polls.
*Hart: "This is a two-person race"

(New Hampshire Democratic Primary)
Former US Ambassador to Canada Walter Mondale (D-MN): 59.73%: Declared Winner✔
United States Senator Gary Hart (D-CO): 31.83%
United States Senator John Glenn (D-OH): 6.83%

*February 28, 1984: Despite some dwindling of his lead in the Granite State, former US Ambassador to Canada Walter Mondale smoked the competition in the New Hampshire Primary. Less than sixteen minutes once the polls closed, local radio and television stations already declared Mondale the winner. "We're at the beginning of a long journey of taking our country back and getting Americans back to work and fixing the chaos that is going on over there in Washington, DC.," the former Ambassador addressed jubilant supporters in Concord.

Mondale's campaign emphasized on calling Democrats by telephone; while Glenn's campaign had clogged the airwaves with television campaign commercials, but the famed Astronaut's campaign has being dogged by a movement encouraging moderate Democrats to writing in President Bush's name. During the final weekend, Mondale's campaign pollsters told him his support was solid, but not gaining any new supporters, so Mondale decided to leave the Granite State and campaign in Vermont and Maine. Meanwhile, Hart appeared on CBS' "Face the Nation" and predicted that he would place second in New Hampshire; Glenn, who also appeared on the show, was tentative about his campaign's chances.

Although Senator Hart had strongly expected to lose in New Hampshire, he seemingly was surprised by the magnitude. However, he told his supporters "This is a two-person race," hoping to stop Mondale's momentum by getting huge wins in Maine and Vermont with hopes of increasing his delegate count.

BREAKING NEWS ALERT: CRANSTON, ASKEW, HOLLINGS DROP OUT
*February 29, 1984: Former Florida Governor Reubin Askew and United States Senators Ernest F. "Fritz" Hollings (D-SC) and Alan Cranston (D-CA) confirmed they're dropping out of the 1984 Democratic Party presidential primaries. These developments will reduce the field to five candidates going forward.

HART WINS MAINE CAUCUSES AND VERMONT PRIMARY
*March 6, 1984: United States Senator Gary Hart (D-CO) held off former US Ambassador to Canada Walter Mondale in the Maine Caucuses on March 4th, garnering 50.2% of the vote while Mondale had 43.4%. In the March 6th, 1984 Vermont Primaries, Hart won a whopping landslide victory with 70% of the vote, while Mondale garnered 20%. The field on the Democratic side consisted of Mondale, Hart, Jackson, McGovern, and Glenn with Super Tuesday around the corner set for March 13th including 511 delegates at stake.

 

[Sergeant Foley]

@Ibanez @TheRomanSlayer @bintananth @The Immortal Watch Dog @Buba @gral
BREAKING NEWS ALERT: UNCONFIRMED REPORTS FROM UPI, ASSOCIATED PRESS AND ABS-CBN NEWS: PHILIPPINE PRESIDENT FERDINAND MARCOS NEAR DEATH
*Family gathering at long-time Philippine President's beside according to anonymous sources.
*Filipinos bracing for an impending Imelda Marcos Presidency.
*The Philippines on extreme high alert; military personnel troops deployed along with the Philippine Constulbary to preventing massive riots.

*Thursday, March 8, 1984: According to anonymous sources and close inside information slowly leaked out to the UPI, Associated Press, ABS-CBN News and other news organizations, whom reported that the health condition of long-time Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, Sr., has taken a serious turn for the worse according to a spokesperson from Malacanang.

It's being reported that members of the Marcos family have arrived in Honolulu, Hawaii under heavy security and driven to the hospital, where security is massive and many people are wondering what the prospect of a future without the authoritarian three-term Philippine President will look like for the Republic of the Philippines going forward.

Dan Rather of the CBS News reporting live from Manila, mentioned that the prognosis for a possible health recovery is highly unlikely and that the Marcos family's debating whether to take the President off of life support.

Assuming that Marcos dies, he would be replaced by his wife, Philippine Vice President and First Lady Imelda Romualdez Marcos, who would ascend to the Presidency as the 11th President of the Republic of the Philippines including making history as the first female Head of State in the Asian Pacific.

Speculation swirling around a potential coup d'etat from within the Armed Forces of the Philippines if the political situation remains untenable.

 

[Sergeant Foley]

*"Eyes of the world converging on the Philippines as Marcos' death appears imminent"
Associated Press: 8 March 1984.

*"Democrats need to dwindle down large field and settle on one person: Analysis"
Chicago Sun Times: 9 March 1984.

*"The Council Wars escalating in Chicago: Can Mayor Washington get any of his initiatives passed and implemented?"
ABC 7 WLS-TV Chicago

*"What does George Bush need to do in order to win a resounding landslide this Fall......"
Boston Globe: 10 March 1984.

*"Foreign Policy, National Defense, Bushnomics, Public Safety: Main key initiatives for the Bush Administration"
United Press International: 10 March 1984

*"Pope Carlos I hosts Argentine Republic President Raul Alfonsin at the Vatican"
The Buenos Aires Express: 11 March 1984.

*"Louisianans bracing for the historic third term of Edwin Washington Edwards as Governor in tomorrow's inauguration"
CBS 9 WAFB-TV Baton Rouge: 11 March 1984.

 

[Sergeant Foley]

BREAKING NEWS ALERT: FORMER US AMBASSADOR TO CANADA WALTER MONDALE DOMINATES SUPER TUESDAY

*(ALABAMA):
Reverend Jesse Jackson (D-IL): 39%✔
Former US Ambassador to Canada Walter Mondale (D-MN): 27%
United States Senator Gary Hart (D-CO): 16%

*(FLORIDA):
Mondale: 45%✔
Hart: 29%
Jackson: 13%

*(GEORGIA):
Mondale: 67% ✔
Jackson: 16%
Hart: 13%
*(MASSACHUSETTS):
Mondale: 63%✔
Hart: 33%

*(RHODE ISLAND):
Mondale: 53%✔
Hart: 45%

*Tuesday, March 13, 1984: Former US Ambassador to Canada Walter Mondale continued his march to the Democratic Party presidential nomination after winning four out of the five States up for grabs this evening on Super Tuesday. Ambassador Mondale told supporters: "We're getting closee to clinching this nomination and sending President George Bush back to Texas where he belongs. It's time for America to have a People's President in the White House again!"

COMING UP IN THE 11.13.83 INCIDENT:
*More primary results: Spring/Summer 1984.
*National Headlines: Spring 1984.
*International Headlines: Spring 1984.

 

[Sergeant Foley]

BREAKING NEWS ALERTS: PHILIPPINE PRESIDENT FERDINAND MARCOS DIES FROM CARDIAC ARREST AT THE AGE OF 66
*First Lady and Philippine Vice President Imelda Marcos ascends to the Presidency; takes the Oath of Office as the 11th President of the Republic of the Philippines.
*The Philippines in national mourning.
*Condolences from foreign Heads of State and Heads of Government.

*Tuesday, March 13, 1984: Long-time Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, Sr., passed away at the Saint Francis Medical Center following a long battle with heart, lung and kidney ailments at the age of 66.

Eugene Tiwakaka, spokesperson of Saint Francis Medical Center, said President Marcos died of cardiac arrest shortly after midnight. The three-term Philippine President had been hospitalized for nearly three months, often comatose.

The President's death was announced early this morning by his son, Ferdinand Marcos, Jr., who emerged from the hospital's intensive care unit following reciting the rosary at his father's bedside along with his mother and his sister, Irene Araneta. "God has taken this great man from our midst to a better place," Marcos, Jr., said during a press conference. "Hopefully, friends and detractors alike will look beyond the man to see what he stood for. His vision, his compassion and his love of our great country."

Following the Oath of Office as the 11th President of the Philippines, Philippine President Imelda Marcos delivered a special address to the Filipino people: "The President will never leave my heart and will never die as far as I'm concerned. He will always be there. In fact, he will be all the time, in spirit of course, but when you have become so intimately involved with another human being, there can be never be a separation again."

COMING SOON: Highlights of the State Funeral of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, Sr.,

 

[Sergeant Foley]

STATE FUNERAL FESTIVITIES OF THE LATE PHILIPPINE PRESIDENT FERDINAND MARCOS, SR.,

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From the morning of March 16th until the afternoon of March 19th, the body of the late Philippine President Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos, Sr., laid in repose at Saint William Cathedral in Laoag City, Illocos Norte, Philippines, where approximately 373,000+ people paid their respects to him. Several Marcos administration officials and Cabinet Secretaries hosted a special memorial service for the three-term Philippine President. Later in the afternoon hours of March 19th, Marcos' flag-draped casket was placed aboard Philippine Air Force One and flew to Villamor Air Base, where Arrival Honors were rendered for the late Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. Soon after the festivities, the procession drove all the way to Malacanang Palace, where the pallbearers consisting of the Armed Forces of the Philippines military branches personnel carried the flag-draped casket inside the Kalayaan Hall, where hundreds to thousands lined up the streets in paying their respects to the man, who guided the Philippines through most of the 1960s, 1970s and early part of the 1980s.

On the morning of March 23, 1984, the State Funeral Service was held inside the Manila Cathedral in Marcos Sr's honor. The main speaker was Jaime Cardinal Sin, Archbishop of Manila. Philippine President Imelda Marcos, also spoke a few words to honor her husband. Several political leaders from all over the Philippines including across the world attended the ceremony as did actors, actresses, businesspeople, professional athletes, other rank-and-file individuals including foreign diplomats from the Diplomatic Corps. Many of the foreign Heads of State also had an opportunity to meet with President Imelda Marcos during a courtesy call later in the day at Malacanang Palace, including British Prime Minister Geoffrey Howe and French Republic President Francois Mitterrand. Former Presidents Carlos P. Garcia and Diosdado Maacapagal were the only living former Presidents to attend. Following the three-hour State Funeral festivities, a small circle of family and former colleagues including several foreign diplomats and foreign Heads of State, among them Mexican President General Oscar Robles, were present when Marcos, Sr., was laid to rest with full military honors at the Libingan ng mga Bayani in Taguig City, Philippines with a loud thundering 21 Cannon Salute, flyover from the Philippine Air Force and full military honors.

 

[Sergeant Foley]

MAY 5, 1984: REAKING NEWS ALERT: MONDALE SWEEPS PRIMARIES/CAUCUSES
*Former US Ambassador to Canada Walter Mondale domination continues
*Sources: United States Senator Gary Hart (D-CO) and Rev. Jesse Jackson (D-IL) preparing to quit campaigns.
*Mondale preparing for general election campaign; hiring more staff

It was a brief night for many broadcasting stations as former US Ambassador to Canada Walter Mondale swept through the remaining primary contests held between March 17th-May 5th: winning 10 out of 11 of them. While the former Ambassador scored an overwhelming easy win in his home State of Minnesota, he also defeated his two remaining rivals: United States Senator Gary Hart (D-CO) and the Reverend Jesse Jackson in the States of Illinois and Wisconsin, where a win was regarded as less than secure due to polling inconsistencies. His success was, according to exit polls, a result of strong backing from Democratic women and moderate independents voting in the primaries. Observers on election night already called his a strong sign of rebuilding the Democratic coalition that had led to victories in 1960 and 1964.

While Mondale already addressed his supporters in Saint Paul, Minnesota on this night, Hart canceled a late night campaign speech. And Jackson, for his part, announced he was suspending his campaign despite winning the Louisiana primary by 20 percentage points, saying "It's time for us to come united and win in November," Jackson told supporters in Baton Rouge. Campaign sources invited press members to a special event for the next afternoon back in Denver, Colorado. Signs are pointing toward a suspension of the Democratic United States Senator's campaign.

Meanwhile, sources are reporting that Walter Mondale's campaign is moving towards a general election campaign strategy to upsetting incumbent President George HW Bush. Just the Monday before, the campaign already announced several more high-profile hirings. The Mondale campaign now has a chairboard in every one of the 51 States.

 

[filipina84]

COMING SOON IN THE 11.13.83 INCIDENT
25 February 1986: Maria Corazon Sumulong Cojuangco Aquino becomes the 12th President of the Republic of the Philippines

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Definitely following this timeline. And looking forward to seeing how the Philippines will be impacted.