Corazon Aquino

president of Philippines
Alternative Titles: Maria Corazon Aquino, Maria Corazon Cojuangco

Corazon Aquino, in full Maria Corazon Aquino, née Maria Corazon Cojuangco (born Jan. 25, 1933, Tarlac province, Phil.—died Aug. 1, 2009, Makati), political leader (from 1983) and president (1986–92) of the Philippines who restored democratic rule in that country after the long dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos.

  • Corazon Aquino.
    Corazon Aquino.
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  • Corazon Aquino (right), 1986.
    Corazon Aquino (right), 1986.
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...and more heavily supported opposition to Marcos’s rule. By late 1985 Marcos, under mounting pressure both inside and outside the Philippines, called a snap presidential election for February 1986. Corazon C. Aquino, Benigno’s widow, became the candidate of a coalition of opposition parties. Marcos was declared the official winner, but strong public outcry over the election results precipitated...
Ferdinand E. Marcos, 1972.
...were responsible for Aquino’s assassination. To reassert his mandate, Marcos called for presidential elections to be held in 1986. But a formidable political opponent soon emerged in Aquino’s widow, Corazon Aquino, who became the presidential candidate of the opposition. It was widely asserted that Marcos managed to defeat Aquino and retain the presidency in the election of February 7, 1986,...
Benigno Aquino III.
He was the son of Corazon Aquino, who served as president of the Philippines (1986–92), and political leader Benigno Simeon Aquino, Jr.—themselves the children of politically connected families. The elder Benigno, an opposition figure to Pres. Ferdinand Marcos who was imprisoned when the younger Benigno was a child, was released and allowed to go to the United States in 1980. The...
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