Corazon Aquino

25 January 1933 – 1 August 2009

Corazon Aquino was a Filipino politician who served as the 11th President of the Philippines and the first woman to hold that office. She rose to power through the 1986 People Power Revolution that ended the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos and restored democracy to the country.

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Birth in Paniqui, Tarlac
25 January 1933

Born into the prominent Cojuangco family in Tarlac province.

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Studies in the United States
1953

Earned a degree in French and mathematics at the College of Mount Saint Vincent in New York.

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Marries Benigno Aquino Jr.
11 October 1954

Wed the politician Benigno Aquino Jr., later an opposition leader.

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Assassination of her husband
21 August 1983

Benigno Aquino Jr. was assassinated on his return to the Philippines, propelling her into politics.

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Leads the People Power Revolution
22 February 1986 – 25 February 1986

Became the figurehead of the nonviolent movement that ousted Ferdinand Marcos.

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Becomes President of the Philippines
25 February 1986 – 30 June 1992

Sworn in as the first female President of the Philippines.

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Oversees new constitution
2 February 1987

Presided over the ratification of a new democratic constitution in 1987.

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Death in Makati
1 August 2009

Died of colorectal cancer in Makati, Metro Manila.

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