Benigno Aquino Jr.
27 November 1932 – 21 August 1983
Benigno Aquino Jr. was a Filipino politician who served as mayor of Concepcion, governor of Tarlac and a senator, and became the leading opposition figure to President Ferdinand Marcos. Imprisoned after the declaration of martial law in 1972 and later exiled to the United States, he was shot dead on his return to Manila in 1983, an event that helped precipitate the 1986 People Power Revolution.
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Life events
Born into a prominent political family in the Philippine province of Tarlac.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgCovered the Korean War for The Manila Times while still a teenager.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgMarried Corazon Cojuangco, who would later become President of the Philippines.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgBecame mayor of his home town at the age of 22.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgWon the provincial governorship at the age of 29.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgEntered the Senate as a Liberal Party candidate and became a leading critic of the Marcos administration.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgDetained shortly after Ferdinand Marcos placed the Philippines under martial law, and held for more than seven years.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgConvicted on charges including subversion and murder; the sentence was not carried out.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgAllowed to travel to the United States for heart surgery and remained there, based in Massachusetts.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgShot on the airport tarmac moments after returning to the Philippines.
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