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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte declares martial law in Mindanao, following the Maute's attack in Marawi.
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Rodrigo Duterte
President of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022
Rodrigo Roa Duterte is a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the 16th president of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022. He is currently serving as the mayor of Davao City since 2025. Duterte is the first Philippine president from Mindanao, and is the oldest person to…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Martial law
Imposition of direct military control or suspension of civil law by a government
Martial law is the replacement of civilian government by military rule and the suspension of civilian legal processes for military powers. Martial law can continue for a specified amount of time, or indefinitely, and standard civil liberties may be suspended for as long as…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Mindanao
Island in the Philippines
Mindanao is the second-largest island in the Philippines, after Luzon, and seventh-most populous island in the world. Located in the southern region of the archipelago, the island is part of an island group of the same name that also includes its adjacent islands, notably the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Maute group
2012–2019 Philippine Islamist militant group
Islamic State of Lanao formerly named as the Maute Group, is a radical Islamist group composed of former Moro Islamic Liberation Front guerrillas and foreign fighters. Based in Lanao del Sur, it was founded by brothers Abdullah and Omar Maute. The organization, which also…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Siege of Marawi
2017 conflict between the Philippine government and the Maute Group
The siege of Marawi, also known as the Marawi crisis and the Battle of Marawi, was a five-month-long armed conflict in Marawi, Philippines, that started on May 23, 2017, between Philippine government security forces against militants affiliated with the Islamic State (IS),…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)