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    Corazon Aquino became president of the Philippines in 1986 after leading the People Power Revolution that overthrew the authoritarian regime of Ferdinand Marcos. As president, she worked to restore democracy and address issues like the country's large foreign debt. In a 1986 speech to the U.S. Congress, Aquino called for America to join the Philippines in building a home for democracy and freedom.

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    Corazon Aquino became president of the Philippines in 1986 after leading the People Power Revolution that overthrew the authoritarian regime of Ferdinand Marcos. As president, she worked to restore democracy and address issues like the country's large foreign debt. In a 1986 speech to the U.S. Congress, Aquino called for America to join the Philippines in building a home for democracy and freedom.

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    B R EA KER O F T H E

    D I C TATORIAL CHA I N
    P RESI DENT C ORAZ ON AQUI NO

    P R E S E N T E D B Y : G L E N N A R B I S & LY N R O B E R T U G AY
    WHO IS
    S HE?
    S N I P P E T R E V I E W O F C O RY ’ S L I F E
    CORAZON AQUINO

    • Maria Corazon Sumulong Conjuangco was born on January 25,


    1933

    • Her parents were Jose Chichioco Cojuangco and Demetria


    "Metring" Sumulong, and the family was of mixed Chinese, Filipino,
    and Spanish descent
    CORAZON AQUINO

    • Known For: Leader of People Power movement and the 11th


    president of the Philippines

    • Education: Ravenhill Academy and Notre Dame Convent School


    in New York, College of Mount St. Vincent in New York City, law
    school at the Far Eastern University in Manila
    CORAZON AQUINO

    • Spouse: Sen. Benigno Simeon “Ninoy” Aquino, Jr.

    • Notable Quote: "I would rather die a meaningful death


    than to live a meaningless life.“

    • Died: August 1, 2009 in Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines due to


    COLON CANCER
    CORY ON MARCOS TYRANNY

    • EDSA People’s Power Revolution stretches The Epifanio de los


    Santos Avenue (EDSA) stretches 54 kilometers, where the
    peaceful demonstration was held on that fateful day.

    • The Filipino spirit heightened after Sen. Noynoy Aquino was shot
    and killed by unknown sniper at NAIA on August 21, 1983
    ON FEBRUARY 22, 1986, IGNITES THE FLAME OF EDSA
    REVOLUTION. THE “CHEAPEST REVOLUTION” LASTED FOR
    THREE DAYS.
    CORY ON MARCOS TYRANNY
    • On February 25, 1986, as a result of the "People Power
    Revolution," Corazon Aquino became the first female president of
    the Philippines. She restored democracy to the country,
    promulgated a new constitution, and served until 1992.

    The 11th President to hold office in the


    Philippine Constitution.
    SPEECH OF PRESIDENT CORAZON C.
    AQUINO BEFORE THE JOINT SESSION OF
    THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS
    SEPTEMBER 18, 1986
    “HIGHLIGHTS”

    • , “I will not stand by and allow an insurgent leadership to spurn our offer
    of peace and kill our young soldiers and threaten our new freedom.”

    • “Finally, may I turn to that other slavery: our $26 billion foreign debt. I
    have said that we shall honor it. Yet must the means by which we shall be
    able to do so be kept from us? Many conditions imposed on the
    previous government that stole this debt continue to be imposed on us
    who never benefited from it. And no assistance or liberality
    commensurate with the calamity that was visited on us has been
    extended.”
    “HIGHLIGHTS”

    • “The people vindicated me in an election shamefully marked by government


    thuggery and fraud. The opposition swept the elections, garnering a clear
    majority of the votes, even if they ended up, thanks to a corrupt Commission
    on Elections, with barely a third of the seats in parliament. Now, I knew our
    power.”
    “HIGHLIGHTS”

    • “Wherever I went in the campaign, slum area or impoverished village,


    they came to me with one cry: democracy! Not food, although they
    clearly needed it, but democracy. Not work, although they surely wanted
    it, but democracy. Not money, for they gave what little they had to my
    campaign.“

    • “Today, I say, join us, America, as we build a new home for democracy,
    another haven for the oppressed, so it may stand as a shining testament
    of our two nation’s commitment to freedom.”
    “HIGHLIGHTS”

    • “Wherever I went in the campaign, slum area or impoverished village,


    they came to me with one cry: democracy! Not food, although they
    clearly needed it, but democracy. Not work, although they surely wanted
    it, but democracy. Not money, for they gave what little they had to my
    campaign.“

    • “Today, I say, join us, America, as we build a new home for democracy,
    another haven for the oppressed, so it may stand as a shining testament
    of our two nation’s commitment to freedom.”
    REFERENCES

    • https://www.thoughtco.com/corazon-aquino-biography-195652
    • THE WASHINGTON POST The Troubled Presidency Of Corazon Aquino
    By William Branigin September 14, 1986
    • Congress Cheers Aquino; House Votes Aid Increase
    By MARK FINEMAN SEP. 19, 1986

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