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What is likely to be a misplaced portray by Pablo Picasso was noticed on the house of Imelda Marcos, the previous first woman of the Philippines and the widow of dictator Ferdinand Marcos–who allegedly embezzled billions of {dollars} from the Philippines earlier than he was ousted–after her son Ferdinand Marcos Jr. received the presidential election this week.
Imelda Marcos is seen in her residence in Manila in 2007 with a gallery of work together with a … [+]
Key Information
After his victory on this week’s election, the household launched pictures of Ferdinand Marcos Jr. celebrating along with his mom at her house, and Picasso’s “Reclining Girl VI” seems on the wall of a sitting room above a settee.
The portray was one in all eight focused by the Philippines’ authorities in a 2014 seizure of the Marcos’ property, however the one seized by the corruption courtroom was later discovered to be a reproduction, in response to Andres Bautista, the previous chairman of the company tasked with recovering the Marcos household’s ill-gotten wealth
A 2019 documentary concerning the Marcos household known as The Kingmaker additionally captured footage of the Picasso after the 2014 seizure, director Lauren Greenfield confirmed.
Key Background
Earlier than Ferdinand Marcos Sr. was ousted from the presidency after a well-liked rebellion in 1986, he’s believed to have embezzled as a lot as $10 billion from the nation’s coffers used to gasoline a lavish life-style for himself and his household by famously shopping for large troves of footwear and jewellery for Imelda, and buying an artwork assortment price thousands and thousands, in response to the Philippines’ graft and corruption courtroom. A lot of the wealth has not been recovered. Throughout his 21-year-regime, his administration had 70,000 peope detained on subversion expenses, and killed and tortured 1000’s extra, in response to Amnesty Worldwide. Imelda was convicted of corruption expenses in 2018, although has launched an enchantment. Regardless of his household’s infamous fame, unofficial outcomes present Ferdinand Marcos Jr. received this week’s election by a landslide after a years-long marketing campaign to rehabilitate the household’s picture that critics stated relied on mass disinformation.
Additional Studying
Son Of Ex-Dictator Ferdinand Marcos On Cusp Of Successful Philippines Presidential Race (Forbes)
‘Misplaced’ Picasso noticed in Imelda Marcos’s house after son’s election win (The Guardian)
Who’s ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr and why are some Filipinos nervous about his household’s return? (CNN)
