First inauguration of Ferdinand Marcos

Date	December 30, 1965; 58 years ago (1965-12-30)
Location	Quirino Grandstand Manila
Participants	President of the Philippines, Ferdinand E. Marcos Assuming office Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines, César Bengzon Administering oath Vice President of the Philippines Fernando Lopez Assuming office Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines, César Bengzon Administering oath
← 1961 1969 →

The first inauguration of Ferdinand E. Marcos as the tenth president of the Philippines took place on Thursday, December 30, 1965 at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila.^[1] The inauguration marked the beginning of the first four-year term of Ferdinand Marcos as President and second four-year term of Fernando Lopez as Vice President. The oath of office was administered by Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines César Bengzon. Marcos swore his oath on two closed family Bibles, one owned by his father Mariano and another given by his wife Imelda.^[2] One of the Bibles would later be used in the inauguration of his son Ferdinand Jr. in 2022.^[3]

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