“He was an icon. We lost a hero and I lost a father,” said longtime aide Norman Legaspi.
It was not immediately clear what caused his death, but one of his longtime aides, Norman Legaspi, told the Associated Press that Ramos had been in and out of the hospital in recent years due to a heart condition and had suffered from dementia.
“He was an icon. We lost a hero and I lost a father,” said Legaspi, a retired Philippine air force official, who served as a key staff to Ramos for about 15 years. The cigar-chomping Ramos, known for his visionary “win-win” outlook, attention to detail, a thumbs-up sign and firm handshake, served as president from 1992-98, succeeding the democracy icon, Corazon Aquino. She was swept into the presidency in 1986 after an army-backed and largely peaceful “People Power” revolt toppled dictator Ferdinand Marcos, who was also a cousin of Ramos.
After Aquino rose to the presidency, Ramos became the military chief of staff and later defense secretary, successfully defending her from several violent coup attempts.
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