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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).
Aug 20, 2016 · MANILA, Philippines – Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr was assassinated on August 21, 1983. Considered one of the staunchest opponents of then president Ferdinand Marcos, Aquino was regarded as a...
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, 2022 · MANILA – The public defender who worked for the release of soldiers convicted more than 30 years ago over the deaths of former senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr. and Rolando Galman said the government should consider pushing for the extradition of the so-called "missing link" in this highly politicized case.
He was assassinated at the Manila International Airport on August 21, 1983, upon returning from his self-imposed exile.
For 11 hours, over a million people marched to Manila Memorial Park to mourn the death of Ninoy; as they marched, the people chanted “Ninoy Ninoy, we love you” and sang “Bayan Ko.” Though Ninoy died before he could realize his hopes, many were inspired to step up and continue his mission to challenge the dictatorship.
Aug 21, 2014 · If Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr. had not been murdered, he would have become, sooner or later, the president of the Philippines. He was only 50 on the day he was killed, Aug. 21, 1983, just minutes after the plane bringing him home from exile landed at the then 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 27, 2024 · Benigno Aquino, Jr. was the chief opposition leader during the era of martial law in the Philippines (1972–81) under Pres. Ferdinand E. Marcos. Aquino’s assassination in 1983 galvanized popular opposition to the Marcos government and brought his widow, Corazon Aquino, to the political forefront.
Aug 20, 2024 · According to the Ninoy & Cory Aquino Foundation, the late politician’s martyrdom will be commemorated through a mass on Monday, Aug. 21, ... His assassination in 1983 ignited the flame inside the Filipinos' hearts and moved them to topple a dictatorship through the EDSA People Power Revolution two years after his demise.
