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Corazon Aquino
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Corazon Aquino in 1986
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In office
February 25, 1986 ? June 30, 1992
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Prime Minister
| Salvador Laurel
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Vice President
| Salvador Laurel
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Preceded by
| Ferdinand Marcos
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Succeeded by
| Fidel V. Ramos
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Born
| Maria Corikong Sumulong Cojuangco
(
1933-01-25
)
January 25, 1933
Paniqui, Tarlac
, Philippines
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Died
| August 1, 2009
(2009-08-01)
(aged 76)
Makati
,
Metro Manila
, Philippines
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Resting place
| Manila Memorial Park,
Paranaque
,
Metro Manila
, Philippines
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Political party
| Liberal Party
UNIDO
PDP-Laban
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Spouse(s)
| Benigno S. Aquino, Jr.
(1954-1983)
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Relations
| Maria Elena Aquino-Cruz (eldest daughter)
Aurora Corazon Aquino-Abellada (second daughter)
Benigno S. Aquino III
(only son)
Victoria Elisa Aquino-Dee (third daughter)
Kristina Bernadette Aquino
(fourth daughter)
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Alma mater
| St. Scholastica's College
,
College of Mount Saint Vincent, New York
Far Eastern University
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Profession
| Politician
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Signature
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Maria Corazon Sumulong "Cory" Cojuangco-Aquino
(January 25, 1933 ? August 1, 2009) was a Filipina politician who was the 11th President of the Philippines, the first woman to hold that office, and the first female president in
Asia
. She is known as "
The Mother of Philippine Democracy
". She led the 1986
People Power Revolution
, which fled
Ferdinand Marcos
and restored democracy in the Philippines. She was named
Time
magazine's "
Woman of the Year
" in 1986.
Her husband was
Benigno Aquino, Jr.
, a Filipino senator. She is the mother of
Benigno Aquino III
, the previous President of the Philippines.
She was born on January 25, 1933.
She was a very important figure in the
People Power Revolution
.
Aquino was diagnosed with cancer in March 24, 2008.
She died on August 1, 2009 at the age of 76 of colorectal cancer.
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