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Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr., a former Philippine senator, was assassinated on Sunday, August 21, 1983, on the tarmac of Manila International Airport (now named Ninoy Aquino International Airport in his honor).
His death revitalised opposition to Marcos; it also catapulted his widow, Corazon, into the political limelight and prompted her to successfully run for a six-year term as president as a member of the United Nationalist Democratic Organization (UNIDO) party in the 1986 snap election .
Jun 24, 2021 · MANILA, Philippines — Former President Benigno S. Aquino III died “peacefully in his sleep” on Thursday morning, his family said.
Jun 24, 2021 · Former Philippines President Benigno Aquino, the son of two of the Southeast Asian country's democracy icons, died in a Manila hospital on Thursday of renal failure as a result of...
Jun 24, 2021 · MANILA -- Former Philippine President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino died Thursday morning at the age of 61 due to kidney disease, his family said.
Aug 19, 2010 · His death led to the downfall of a dictatorship and the restoration of Philippine democracy. His widow Cory went on to become the Philippine Republic's 11th president. Last June 30, his son and namesake Noynoy became the 15th president.
Aug 20, 2016 · An autopsy report said the death of Aquino was a result of “brain laceration and intracranial hemorrhage, secondary to gunshot wound at the head.” The fatal bullet, it added,...
