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The Conjugal Dictatorship of Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos
The Conjugal Dictatorship of Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos is a 1976 memoir written in exile by former press censor and propagandist Primitivo Mijares. It details the inner workings of Philippine martial law under PresidentFerdinand Marcos Sr. from the perspective of Mijares.
The book's use of the term "conjugal dictatorship" has since been used specifically for the rule of Marcos and his wife, First LadyImelda Marcos, and more generally for a type of family dictatorship.