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Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr., a former Philippine senator, was assassinated on Sunday, August 21, 1983, on the apron of Manila International Airport (now named Ninoy Aquino International Airport in his honor).
He was assassinated at the Manila International Airport on August 21, 1983, upon returning from his self-imposed exile.
Aug 20, 2016 · To protest the “trumped up charges” against him, Aquino went on a hunger strike for 40 days from April 4 to May 13, 1975. Two years later, in 1977, the military tribunal sentenced him to die. The...
Benigno Aquino, Jr. (born November 27, 1932, Tarlac, Philippines—died August 21, 1983, Manila) was the chief opposition leader during the era of martial law in the Philippines (1972–81) under Pres. Ferdinand E. Marcos.
Jun 5, 2019 · Benigno Simeon "Ninoy" Aquino Jr. (November 27, 1932–August 21, 1983) was a Filipino political leader who led the opposition against Ferdinand Marcos, the dictator of the Philippines. For his activities, Aquino was imprisoned for seven years. He was assassinated in 1983 after returning from a period of exile in the United States.
Aug 18, 2024 · Forty-one years have passed since former senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr. was brazenly murdered at the Manila International Airport on the day of his return from exile in the United States. An entire generation of Filipinos has little memory of that event.
Aug 18, 2024 · Forty-one years have passed since former senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr. was brazenly murdered at the Manila International Airport on the day of his return from exile in the United States. An entire generation of Filipinos has little memory of that event.
Aug 21, 2014 · MANILA, Philippines - Former senator Benigno 'Ninoy' Aquino Jr., was assassinated in the afternoon of August 21, 1983, at the tarmac of the Manila International Airport.
Aug 16, 2018 · In 2003, 20 years since Aug. 21, 1983, when Sen. Benigno “Ninoy” S. Aquino Jr. was shot and killed upon arrival from US exile, I interviewed the men who were tried, found guilty for the death of Ninoy and Rolando Galman (the alleged gunman) and sentenced to life imprisonment.
Aug 21, 2023 · MANILA, Philippines — The death of Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino was the beacon that sparked the Edsa revolution that ended Ferdinand Marcos Sr.’s 14-year dictatorship, and forced him and his family to flee to Hawaii, said Liberal Party President and Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman.
