628:, armed supporters of Dimaporo forced the cancellation of a prayer rally in support of the revolt in Marawi on February 24, while he himself holed up in the MSU with his men pledging to "defend the campus from attack", resulting in a standoff that lasted until he left the university on March 1, by which time Marcos had already fled.
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Lucmans and the Alontos. During this time, he was credited with expanding the university's facilities, but was criticized for stifling dissent by students and faculty and failing to prevent abuses by the military in the province.
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Christian northern and Muslim southern parts. Despite coming from Lanao del Sur, Dimaporo chose to continue his political career in
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Mindanao.
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President, and tried to refute the existence of the
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Congress, serving until it was closed by President Marcos in 1972 following the declaration of Martial Law.
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