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Corazon Aquino
By Kerri Lee Alexander, NWHM Fellow | 2018-2020
Corazon “Cory” Aquino went from a shy law school student, to the first female president of the Philippines. Supported by the People Power Revolution, Aquino successfully ran a peaceful movement that eventually led her to become TIME Magazine’s Person of the Year in 1986. The only other woman that received that honor at the time was Queen Elizabeth II in 1952.
Corazon Aquino was born on January 25, 1933 in Paniqui, Tarlac in the Philippines. Her birth name was Maria Corazon Sumulong Conjuangco. Her parents owned a sugar plantation and were one of the richest families in the area. The sixth out of eight children, Aquino focused on her studies and her Catholic beliefs. Her parents sent her to private school in the Philippines before she went to high school in the United States. She went to Ravenhill Academy in Philadelphia, and then attended the Notre Dame Convent School in New York. When she graduated in 1949, she began her undergraduate education at the College of Mount St. Vincent in New York City. In addition to speaking English, Tagalog, and Kapampangan, Aquino majored in French. She returned to the Philippines to attend law school at Far Eastern University. While in school, she met fellow student Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino, Jr. and the couple got married. Soon after, Corazon left law school to raise their family.
Aquino’s husband Benigno became a prominent figure in politics and was elected as the youngest governor in the history of the Philippines. Shortly after, he was the youngest member of the Senate. He was known for opposing the political views of President Ferdinand Marcos and was expected to win the next election. However, Marcos declared martial law on September 21, 1972 that abolished the Philippine Constitution and allowed him to stay in power. Marcos then arrested Benigno and sentenced him to death. While still in prison, he remained active with the support of Corazon. Althou
Corazon Aquino
President of the Philippines from 1986 to 1992
In this Philippine name for married women, the birth middle name or maternal family name is Sumulong, the birth surname or paternal family name is Cojuangco, and the marital name is Aquino.
Corazon Aquino | |
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Aquino in 1986 | |
| In office February 25, 1986 – June 30, 1992 | |
| Prime Minister | Salvador Laurel |
| Vice President | Salvador Laurel |
| Preceded by | Ferdinand Marcos |
| Succeeded by | Fidel V. Ramos |
| Born | María Corazón Sumulong Cojuangco (1933-01-25)January 25, 1933 Paniqui, Tarlac, Philippines |
| Died | August 1, 2009(2009-08-01) (aged 76) Makati, Philippines |
| Resting place | Manila Memorial Park – Sucat, Parañaque, Philippines |
| Political party | PDP–Laban (1986–2009) |
| Other political affiliations | UNIDO (1986–88) |
| Spouse | Ninoy Aquino (m. 1954; died 1983) |
| Children | |
| Parent | |
| Relatives | |
| Alma mater | College of Mount Saint Vincent (BA) Far Eastern University (no degree) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Housewife Activist |
| Signature | |
| Website | coryaquino.ph |
| Nickname | Cory |
María Corazón"Cory" Sumulong Cojuangco-AquinoCCLH (Tagalog:[kɔɾaˈsɔnkɔˈhwaŋkɔaˈkino]; January 25, 1933 – August 1, 2009) was a Filipino politician who served as the 11th president of the Philippines and the first woman president in the country, from 1986 to 1992. She was the most prominent figure of the 1986 People Power Revolution, which ended the two-decade rule of President Ferdinand Marcos and led to the establishment of the current democratic Fifth Philippine Republic.
Aquino was married to SenatorBenigno Aquino Jr., who was one of the most prominent critics of President Marcos. After the assassination of her husband on August 21, 1983, she emerged as leader of the opposition against the president. In late 1985, Marcos called for a snap election, and
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August 1987 Philippine coup attempt
Failed military overthrow of President Corazon Aquino
On August 28, 1987, a coup d'état against the government of Philippine PresidentCorazon Aquino was staged by members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) belonging to the Reform the Armed Forces Movement (RAM) led by Colonel Gregorio Honasan, who had been a former top aide of ousted Defense Secretary Juan Ponce Enrile, one of the instigators of the People Power Revolution that brought Aquino to power in 1986. The coup was repelled by military forces loyal to Aquino within the day, although Honasan managed to escape.
The coup was the sixth such attempt to overthrow Aquino and marked her final break with RAM, whose mutiny against the regime of President Ferdinand Marcos helped propel her into office. It was also the deadliest instance of infighting within the Philippine military at the time until it was surpassed by a subsequent coup attempt in 1989, which was also launched by Honasan and RAM to overthrow Aquino.
Background
The Reform the Armed Forces Movement (RAM) was a group of dissident soldiers and officers of the AFP that was formed in the latter years of the dictatorship of President Ferdinand Marcos. In 1986, some of these officers, led by Colonel Gringo Honasan and Defense Minister Juan Ponce Enrile launched a failed coup d'état against Marcos and were later joined by AFP Vice Chief of Staff Lieutenant-General Fidel Ramos, prompting a large number of civilians to attempt to prevent Marcos from wiping the RAM rebels out. This eventually snowballed into the People Power Revolution which ended the Marcos dictatorship and forced him into exile, replacing him with his electoral rival, Corazon Aquino.
However, RAM's relations with the new president gradually deteriorated, and the group was subsequently implicated in several coup attempts against her, one of which, the God Save the Queen Pl