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- MANILA, Wednesday, Oct. 24 - The five-member panel investigating the killing of the opposition leader Benigno S. Aquino Jr. said Tuesday that it had unanimously rejected the contention of the military that Mr. Aquino had been shot by a lone gunman hired by Communists. Rather, the commission said, Mr. Aquino's death resulted from a military plot.
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Oct 24, 1984 · The Philippine military has contended that Mr. Aquino was slain by a lone gunman, Rolando Galman, who himself was shot to death by security guards on the scene shortly after Mr. Aquino was...
Jan 24, 1985 · After nearly a year of hearings, investigations and study in Manila, Los Angeles and Tokyo, the board concluded that there was a military plot to kill Aquino but split on its makeup.
Oct 12, 1984 · A key document being considered in the inquiry into the assassination of the opposition leader Benigno S. Aquino Jr. asserts he was shot to death by one of his Government escorts in a...
It confirmed that the Aquino assassination was a military conspiracy, but it cleared General Ver. Many believed that President Marcos intimidated and pressured the members of the Board to persuade them not to indict Ver, Marcos's first cousin and most trusted general.
The opposition, two independent lawyers' groups and many Filipinos have charged that Aquino, Marcos' chief political rival, was the victim of a military plot.
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Aug 22, 2021 · A year after it was formed, the Agrava board concluded that the military conspired to kill Aquino, but its members were divided on how high up the hierarchy of the Armed Forces were the plotters.
Oct 24, 1984 · The military has claimed that Aquino, 50, was killed by a professional gunman, Rolando Galman, 33, allegedly hired by Communist rebels. Galman was killed at the scene by military guards.
