What the records say
- When
- 1985
- Kind
- Famine
- Coordinates
- 10.00° N, 123.00° E
- Description
- 1980s famine in Negros, Philippines
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Negros famine
1980s famine in Negros, Philippines
The Negros famine took place on Negros island in the Philippines in the mid-1980s, during the waning days of the Marcos dictatorship. It was a key moment in the history of sugar production in the Philippines, as well as the broader political history of the Philippines.
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