text:  During the martial law era , Manila became a hot @-@ bed of resistance activity as youth and student demonstrators repeatedly clashed with the police and military which were <unk> to the Marcos regime . After decades of resistance , the non @-@ violent People Power Revolution ( predecessor to the peaceful @-@ <unk> that toppled the iron @-@ curtain in Europe ) , ousted the authoritarian Marcos from power . 
  