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Aquino's assassination is credited with transforming the opposition to the Marcos regime from a small, isolated movement into a national crusade. It is also credited with thrusting Aquino's widow, Corazon Aquino, into the public spotlight and her running for president in the 1986 snap election.
4 days ago · The significance of Ninoy Aquino’s assassination. Forty-one years have passed since former senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr. was brazenly murdered at the Manila International Airport on the day of his return from exile in the United States. An entire generation of Filipinos has little memory of that event. To them, the public holiday ...
18 hours ago · On Aug. 21, 1983, Aquino was killed on the tarmac of the Manila International Airport as he arrived in the Philippines after a three-year self-imposed exile in the United States. The sacrifice of ...
Aug 20, 2016 · MANILA, Philippines – Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr was assassinated on August 21, 1983. Considered one of the staunchest opponents of then president Ferdinand Marcos, Aquino was regarded as a...
He was assassinated at Manila International Airport on August 21, 1983, upon returning from his self-imposed exile.
5 days ago · Benigno Aquino, Jr. was the chief opposition leader during the era of martial law in the Philippines (1972–81) under Pres. Ferdinand E. Marcos. Aquino’s assassination in 1983 galvanized popular opposition to the Marcos government and brought his widow, Corazon Aquino, to the political forefront.
Aug 21, 2023 · The Philippines’s most famous and most promising opposition leader – widely known by his nickname “Ninoy” – had been shot dead upon return from exile in the United States.
