01 August, 2009

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TODAY IN PHILIPPINE HISTORY:

Ma. Corazon Sumulong Cojuangco Aquino, the first woman President of the Philippines, died of colon cancer at the age of 76.

Born in Manila, “Tita Cory,” as she was fondly called, was the mother of the country’s 15th and current President, Benigno Simeon “Noynoy” Aquino III. She is best remembered for leading the 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution which toppled the authoritarian regime of President Ferdinand Marcos and restored democracy in the Philippines.

Notably, she was revered by many Filipinos as the Philippines’ “Icon of Democracy”. She was also hailed by TIME Magazine as the “Saint of Democracy”, due to her well-known spiritual life and strong adherence to non-violence and democracy.

(Ref: Philippine News Agency)

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