Fidel Valdez Ramos CCLH, GCS, KGCR (Spanish: [fiˈðel βalˈdes ra.mos]; conceived March 18, 1928),[3]
prevalently known as FVR and Eddie Ramos, is a resigned Filipino general and legislator who filled in as
the twelfth leader of the Philippines from 1992 to 1998. He is the main vocation military official who
arrived at the position of five-star general/chief of naval operations by law who rose from second
lieutenant up to president of the military. During his six years in office, Ramos was broadly credited and
appreciated by a larger number of people for rejuvenating and reestablishing worldwide trust in the
Philippine economy. At age 94, he is at present the most established living previous Philippine president.
He rose the positions in the Philippine military from the get-go in his vocation and became Chief of the
Philippine Constabulary and Vice Chief-of-Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines during the term of
President Ferdinand Marcos.
During the 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution, Ramos was hailed as a legend by numerous Filipinos for
his choice to split away from the organization of President Marcos and promise devotion and
dependability to the recently settled legislature of President Corazon Aquino.
Preceding his political race as president, Ramos served in the bureau of President Corazon Aquino, first
as head of-staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), and later as Secretary of National Defense
from 1986 to 1991.[4] He was credited for the production of the Philippine Army's Special Forces and
the Philippine National Police Special Action Force.
Ramos went to the United States Military Academy at West Point where he graduated in 1950. Ramos
was an individual from the Philippines' twentieth Battalion Combat Team of the Philippine Expeditionary
Forces to Korea (PEFTOK) that battled in the Korean War. He was an Infantry Reconnaissance Platoon
Leader.[6] Ramos was one of the legends of the Battle of Hill Eerie,[9] where he drove his detachment to
undermine the foe in Hill Eerie.[10] He was likewise in the Vietnam War as a non-battle common
military designer and Chief of Staff of the Philippine Civil Action Group (PHILCAG).[6] It was during this
task where he fashioned his long lasting fellowship with his lesser official Maj. Jose T. Almonte, who
proceeded to turn into his National Security Advisor during his organization from 1992 to 1998.
Ramos has gotten a few military honors including the Philippine Legion of Honor (18 March 1988 and 19
July 1991), the Distinguished Conduct Star (1991), the Distinguished Service Star (20 May 1966, 20
December 1967, and 3 August 1981), Philippine Military Merit Medal (23 May 1952), the U.S. Military
Academy Distinguished Graduate Award and Legion of Merit (1 August 1990), and the French Legion of
Honor.[6][11]
During his spell at the Philippine Army, Ramos established the Philippine Army Special Forces. And
afterward, he was named as the commandant of the Army's third Division situated in Cebu City, Cebu.