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Corazon Aquino

Her Excellency
Corazon C. Aquino
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Corazon Aquino on September 15, 1986
11th President of the Philippines
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
Personal details
Born Maria Corazon Sumulong Cojuangco
(1933-01-25)January 25, 1933
Paniqui, Tarlac, Philippine Islands
Died August 1, 2009(2009-08-01) (aged 76)
Makati, Philippines
Cause of death Colon cancer
Resting place Manila Memorial Park Sucat, Paranaque, Metro Manila, Philippines
Political party Liberal (Before 1982)
PDP-Laban (1982–2009)
Other political
affiliations
United Nationalist Democratic Organization (1980–1987)
Spouse(s) Benigno Aquino, Jr. (1954-1983)
Children 5, including Noynoy and Kris
Alma mater College of Mount Saint Vincent
Far Eastern University
Occupation Politician
Signature
Presidential styles of
Corazon C. Aquino
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Reference style Her Excellency
Spoken style Your Excellency
Alternative style Madam President
Economy of the Philippines under
President Corazon Aquino
1986–1992
Population
1986 56.00 million
Gross Domestic Product
1986 IncreasePhp 591,423 million
1991 IncreasePhp 716,522 million
Growth rate, 1986-91 3.5%
Per capita income
1986 IncreasePhp 10,622
1991 IncreasePhp 11,250
Total exports
1986 IncreasePhp 160,571 million
1991 IncreasePhp 231,515 million
Exchange rates
1 US US$ = Php 27.61
1 Php = US US$ 0.04
Sources: Philippine Presidency Project
Malaya, Jonathan; Eduardo Malaya. So Help Us God... The Inaugurals of the Presidents of the Philippines. Anvil Publishing, Inc. 

Maria Corazon "Cory" Sumulong Aquino (née Cojuangco; January 25, 1933 – August 1, 2009), popularly known as Cory Aquino, 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. Aquino was the most prominent figure of the 1986 People Power Revolution, which toppled the 21-year authoritarian rule of President Ferdinand E. Marcos and restored democracy to the Philippines. She was named Time magazine's "Woman of the Year" in 1986. Prior to this, she had not held any other elective office.

A self-proclaimed "plain housewife", she was married to Senator Benigno Aquino, Jr., the staunchest critic of President Marcos. She emerged as leader of the opposition after her husband was assassinated on August 21, 1983 upon returning to the Philippines from exile in the United States. In late 1985, Marcos called for snap elections, and Aquino ran for president with former senator Salvador Laurel as her Vice-President. After the elections were held on February 7, 1986, the Batasang Pambansa proclaimed Marcos and his running mate, Arturo Tolentino, as the winners amidst allegations of electoral fraud, with Aquino calling for massive civil disobedience actions. Defections from the Armed Forces and the support of the local Catholic hierarchy led to the People Power Revolution that ousted Marcos and secured Aquino's accession on February 25, 1986.


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