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Joseph "Erap" Estrada (born Jose Marcelo Ejercito on April 19, 1937) was the 13th President of the Philippines (List of Presidents of the Philippines), serving from 1998 until 2001. Estrada was the only president to have resigned from office and was the first person in the Post-EDSA era (History of the Philippines (1986-present)) to be elected both to the presidency and vice-presidency.
Estrada gained popularity as a film actor, playing the lead role in over 100 films in an acting career spanning 33 years. He leveraged his popularity as an actor to make gains in politics, serving as mayor of San Juan City for seventeen years, as Senator (Senate of the Philippines) for one term, then as Vice President of the Philippines under the administration of President Fidel Ramos.
Estrada was elected President in 1998 with a wide margin of votes separating him from the other challengers, and was sworn into the presidency on June 30, 1998. In 2000 he declared an "all-out-war" against the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and captured its headquarters and other camps. However, allegations of corruption spawned an impeachment trial in the Senate, and in 2001 Estrada was ousted from a power grab after former Chief Justice Hilario Davide allowed the prosecution to walk out of the impeachment court when the Senator Judges voted no in the opening of the second envelope which is not part of the impeachment complaint.
In 2007, he was sentenced by a "special court" to reclusion perpetua for plunder, but was later granted pardon by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
Date of birth: 1937-04-19
Birth Location: Tondo, Manila, Commonwealth of the Philippines, Philippines
Party: PMP (Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino) (1991-)
Otherparty: Nacionalista (Nacionalista Party) (1969-1987),Liberal Party (Liberal Party (Philippines)) (1987-1991)
Spouse: Loi Pimentel (Loi Estrada)
Alma Mater: Ateneo de Manila University,,Map�a Institute of Technology
Profession: Actor,Businessperson,Politician
Religion: Roman Catholicism (Catholic Church)
Website: erap.ph/
13th (List of Presidents of the Philippines) President of the Philippines
In office: June 30, 1998-January 20, 2001
Predceded by: Fidel Ramos
Succeeded by: Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Vice President: Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
11th (List of Vice Presidents of the Philippines) Vice President of the Philippines
In office: June 30, 1992-June 30, 1998
Predceded by: Salvador Laurel
Succeeded by: Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
President: Fidel Ramos
Senator of the Philippines (Senate of the Philippines)
In office: June 30, 1987-June 30, 1992
Mayor of San Juan (San Juan City)
In office: 1969-1986