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This person was accompanied by a retinue of “Blue Ladies,” (20[1])so-named for the color of dresses worn to contrast pearls adorned by Sergio Osmeña. (20[1])The term “edifice complex” (20[2])was used to describe this person’s (20[1])projects (20[1])such as a theme park known as the People’s Park in the Sky. This person sang “Dahil Sa Iyo” before fleeing to (20[1])Hawaii during (20[1])a revolution agitated for (20[1])by Jaime (20[1])(*) (“hai-may”) Sin. (10[1])This woman failed to stop the assassination (10[1])of her ex-boyfriend “Ninoy” Aquino in 1983. The EDSA road names a revolution that overthrew this woman, who infamously kept 3,000 (10[1])pairs of (10[1])shoes. (10[10])For 10 points, the People Power Revolution overthrew (10[1])what former (10[1])first lady of the Philippines (10[1])as well as her husband Ferdinand? ■END■ (10[6])

ANSWER: Imelda Marcos [or Imelda Remedios Visitación Trinidad Romuáldez; or Imelda Romuáldez Marcos; prompt on Imelda]
<Lalit Maharjan, History - World - Asian&gt; ~25950~ &lt;Editor: Hari Parameswaran>
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TournamentEditionExact Match?TUHConv. %Power %Neg %Average Buzz
2024 PACE NSC06/08/2024Y33100%30%0%82.03