Corazon Aquino
Corazon Aquino
Maria Corazon "Cory" Sumulong Cojuangco-Aquino, popularly known as Cory Aquino, was a Filipino politician who served as 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 20-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,...
ProfessionWorld Leader
Date of Birth25 January 1933
CityManila, Philippines
I will repeat what I had said before last year 'step down'.
Reconciliation should be accompanied by justice, otherwise it will not last. While we all hope for peace it shouldn't be peace at any cost but peace based on principle, on justice.
Maybe this is one way of telling them how much it means not only to me but to all of us who love our democracy and who are searching for the truth.
This is really shocking. It's really a pity to lose our democracy again.
I am not an icon of democracy. You are all, collectively, the icon of democracy.
One must be frank to be relevant.
The nation was awakened by that deafening shot.
I salute the 51 congressmen who voted (for the impeachment complaints.) It's not over yet. There will always be hope.