Andal Ampatuan senior

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Andal Ampatuan senior (* 1940 or 1941; † July 17, 2015 in Quezon City ) was a Filipino politician, the governor of Maguindanao Province and patriarch of the Ampatuan clan until 2009 . He came to power in the course of the EDSA revolution against the dictator Ferdinand Marcos in 1986.

He had sons Zaldy Ampatuan , Datu Ulo Ampatuan and Andal Ampatuan junior, the latter being the prime suspect in the 2009 Maguindanao massacre . As a result of the investigation, he and his sons were expelled from the party of former President Gloria Arroyo . On August 29, 2012, the police arrested his son Datu Ulo Ampatuan. In addition to Andal Ampatuan Sr. and 97 accomplices, all three sons were arrested.

Individual evidence

  1. Andal Ampatuan Sr. is dead. Message on inquirer.net, July 17, 2015 (English). Retrieved July 17, 2015.
  2. Mark Merueñas: Massacre suspect Andal Ampatuan Sr. passes away. Announcement on gmanetwork.com, July 17, 2015 (English). Retrieved July 17, 2015.
  3. Andal Ampatuan Sr. is dead
  4. a b Arrested after massacre with 57 dead in the Philippines
  5. ^ New York Times report