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Politician · Political activist
Filipino politician. He became president after the People Power Revolution that overthrew the Marcos dictatorship and became a symbol of democracy. He is a person who thinks about the democratization of Southeast Asia.
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People Power Revolution
1986
Movement · Leader
Philippine democratic transition
1986
Political event · Leader
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Born into a powerful family in the Philippines, she experienced political persecution as the wife of Benigno Aquino. Under the Marcos administration, martial law and oppression of opposition continued, and calls for democratization were increasing.
After her husband's assassination, she became a central figure in the anti-Marcos movement, and in 1986, the People Power Revolution brought about a change in government. As president, he enacted a new constitution and promoted the restoration of civilian government.
Corazon Aquino did not start out as a career politician, but became a symbolic leader in the resistance to dictatorship. The yellow ribbon became widely known as a symbol of the democracy movement.
Studying Corazon-Aquino shows how a combination of elections, street movements, the Catholic Church, and military defections overthrew dictatorships in Southeast Asia during the Cold War. He is an important example of nonviolent democratization and a link between popular movements and political transition.
