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Death and burial of Corazon Aquino
termination of representation 11th Filipino president
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Corazon Aquino
By Kerri Lee Alexander, NWHM Fellow |
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 The only other woman that received that honor at the time was Queen Elizabeth II in
Corazon Aquino was born on January 25, 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 , 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
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Background information on the Philippines:
- 80% of its people live below poverty line.
- 75% of its land is owned by 2% of the people.
- Under Marcos government for 20 years -- dictatorship.
- Half a million women prostitute themselves.
- Feminist consciousness, for example, Gabriella, an organization which holds a progressive platform which fights against sexual aggression, discrimination, and oppression.
- Catholicism is main religion.
- Women are expected to be involved in nurturing tasks like education and service, while men are supposed to be leaders in politics.
Biography:
Corazon Aquino became actively involved with politics, as her husband, Benigno, was a popular critic of the Marcos dictatorship in the Philippines. Marcos imprisoned Benigno for his oppositional work, and had agreed to free him if they left the Philippines. Benigno only agreed when he needed critical heart surgery, which would be done in Boston.
However, Benigno decided to return to Manila to run for the presidential election of , but he was shot in the head when he got out of plane in Manila in Corazon Aquino had hoped that the party would find someone else to run against Marcos, so that she would not have to be considered. She agreed to run