Corazon Aquino, in full Maria Corazon Aquino, née Maria Corazon Cojuangco, (born January 25, 1933, Tarlac province, Philippines died August 1, 2009, Makati), Philippine political leader who served as the first female president (1986–92) of the Philippines, restoring democratic rule in that country after the long dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos.
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Why was Corazon Aquino important?
Corazon Aquino was a Philippine political leader who served as president (1986–92) of the Philippines, restoring democratic rule in that country after the long dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos.
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Corazon Aquino became the unified opposition’s presidential candidate when Ferdinand Marcos unexpectedly called for presidential elections in February 1986. Aquino’s husband, Benigno Simeon Aquino, Jr., a prominent opposition politician, had been jailed by Marcos for eight years (1972–80) and was assassinated in August 1983. This event gal