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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.
Aug 20, 2012 · For almost three decades, a common answer perpetuated by media and through word-of-mouth has been that Ninoy’s death was orchestrated by his political archnemisis—President Ferdinand Marcos. However, the assertion that Marcos was behind Ninoy’s killing is a categorical falsehood.
By William Chapman. August 23, 1983 at 1:00 a.m. EDT. MANILA, Aug. 22, 1983 -- President Ferdinand Marcos said tonight that the assassin of his longtime rival Benigno Aquino Jr. was a...
- William Chapman
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Oct 16, 1983 · But the Government rejected the request, claiming military intelligence had uncovered an assassination plot against Aquino by relatives of victims he had allegedly ordered killed, and...
Aug 22, 2022 · Three days after the Aquino assassination, Marcos created a fact-finding commission to investigate the crime. But the five-member panel, led by then Supreme Court Chief Justice Enrique Fernando, was short-lived as its members resigned due to public outcry over the composition of the commission.
Feb 23, 1986 · Feb. 5, 1986 - As the campaign nears an end, Mrs. Aquino holds a rally of one million people in Manila. Highly placed supporters of Mr. Marcos concede that he might be facing defeat. Mr.
Feb 27, 1986 · The rebels quickly endorsed Aquino, who they said had been cheated out of the presidency by Marcos in a Feb. 7 election, and gained the support of the powerful Roman Catholic Church and ...
