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Aug 23, 1983 · Security officials yesterday killed a man at the airport who they said had shot Aquino as the opposition leader was being escorted by officials into custody. Police said that tests showed the...
- William Chapman
Although many, including the Aquino family, maintain that Marcos ordered Aquino's assassination, this was never definitively proven. An official government investigation ordered by Marcos shortly after the assassination led to murder charges against 25 military personnel and one civilian, all of whom were acquitted by the Sandiganbayan (special ...
- Benigno Aquino Jr., Rolando Galman
- Benigno Aquino Jr.
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Jul 3, 1984 · July 2, 1984 at 8:00 p.m. EDT. MANILA, July 2, 1984 -- Imelda Marcos, the wife of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, told a fact-finding board in emotional testimony today that she had...
Aug 21, 2023 · Mr. Aquino was assassinated moments after deplaning from Manila’s international airport after years of exile in the US. In his message, the younger Mr. Marcos called for unity, his battle cry during the 2022 presidential campaign.
Oct 24, 1984 · 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...
Aug 21, 2023 · The STAR / Edd Gumban. MANILA, Philippines — Liberal Party President Edcel Lagman recalled that the assassination of former Sen. Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr., a staunch critic of former...
From Senator to Prisoner. As a senator, Ninoy was a staunch critic of the Marcos regime and its abuses. He claimed that the 1967 elections were fueled by “guns, goons, and gold” and stood by the need to criticize to “be free.”. [1] In his maiden privilege speech, Ninoy denounced Marcos’ intent of building up a “Garrison state” by ...
