Marcos appoints wife to executive committee

By Compiled From Wire Service Dispatches With Analysis From Monitor Correspondents Around The World; Edited By Anne Shutt

August 9, 1982

Manila

President Ferdinand Marcos appointed his wife, Imelda, to a high-level executive committee that would take power in the event of his death, government officials said.

The appointment could put Mrs. Marcos in line to succeed her husband, who has held power since 1965.