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Corazon Aquino

1933–2009 · 20th century · Also known as Cory Aquino

Corazon Aquino was president of the Philippines from 1986 to 1992, the first woman to hold the office. The widow of the opposition leader Benigno Aquino Jr., murdered in 1983, she challenged Ferdinand Marcos in the 1986 snap election, and the People Power Revolution drove Marcos into exile. Her government introduced the 1987 constitution and survived several coup attempts.

Corazon Aquino
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Philippines

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