Julio Nalundasan (July 21, 1894 – September 20, 1935) was a

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politician who was one of the political rivals of

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politician

Mariano Marcos Mariano Marcos y Rubio (; April 21, 1897 – March 8, 1945) was a lawyer, educator, and politician from Batac, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. A Congressman from 1925 to 1931, he is best known for being the father of Ferdinand Marcos, who was Presid ...

who was the father of Ferdinand Marcos (who later became the tenth

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). Nalundasan was killed by a sniper at his home in 1935, the day after beating Marcos for the second time in elections for the office of representative for the second district of Ilocos Norte. Mariano Marcos' son, Ferdinand, and brother-in-law, Quirino Lizardo, were later convicted for the murder. However, the conviction was overturned by the Supreme Court of the Philippines, through a decision by Associate Justice

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(who, like Marcos, also became president).

External links

G.R. No. L-47388
- the Supreme Court decision reversing Ferdinand Marcos' conviction for murder. Contains an official account of Nalundasan's assassination. 1894 births 1935 deaths People from Batac Ilocano people Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Ilocos Norte Assassinated Filipino politicians People murdered in the Philippines Deaths by firearm in the Philippines Members of the Philippine Legislature {{Philippines-politician-stub