President cory aquino biography filipino
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Corazon Aquino
Her Excellency Corazon Aquino | |
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Corazon Aquino in | |
| In office February 25, &#;– June 30, | |
| Prime Minister | Salvador Laurel |
| Vice President | Salvador Laurel |
| Preceded by | Ferdinand Marcos |
| Succeeded by | Fidel V. Ramos |
| Born | Maria Corikong Sumulong Cojuangco ()January 25, Paniqui, Tarlac, Philippines |
| Died | August 1, () (aged&#;76) Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines |
| Resting place | Manila Memorial Park, Parañaque, Metro Manila, Philippines |
| Political party | Liberal Party UNIDO PDP-Laban |
| Spouse(s) | Benigno S. Aquino, Jr. () |
| Relations | Maria Elena Aquino-Cruz (eldest daughter) Aurora Corazon Aquino-Abellada (second daughter) Benigno S. Aquino III (only son) Victoria Elisa Aquino-Dee (third daughter) Kristina Bernadette Aquino (fourth daughter) |
| Alma mater | St. Scholastica's College, College of Mount Saint Vincent, New York Far Eastern University |
| Profession | Politician |
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Maria Corazon Sumulong "Cory
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Biography of Corazon Aquino, First Female President of the Philippines
Corazon Aquino (January 25, –August 1, ) was the first female president of the Philippines, serving from – She was the wife of Filipino opposition leader Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino and began her political career in after dictator Ferdinand Marcos had her husband assassinated.
Fast Facts: Corazon Aquino
- Known For: Leader of People Power movement and the 11th president of the Philippines
- Also Known As: Maria Corazon "Cory" Cojuangco Aquin
- Born: January 25, in Paniqui, Tarlac, Philippines
- Parents: Jose Chichioco Cojuangco and Demetria "Metring" Sumulong
- Died: August 1, in Makati, Metro Manila, 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
- Awards and Honors: J. William Fulbright Prize for International Understanding, chosen by Time Magazine a
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Corazon Aquino
By Kerri Lee Alexander, NWHM Fellow |
Corazon “Cory” Aquino went from a shy lag school student, to the first female president of the Philippines. Supported by the People Power Revolution, Aquino successfully ran a peaceful movement that eventually led her to become TIME Magazine’s Person of the Year in The only other woman that received that honor at the time was Queen Elizabeth II in
Corazon Aquino was born on January 25, in Paniqui, Tarlac in the Philippines. Her birth name was Maria Corazon Sumulong Conjuangco. Her parents owned a sugar plantation and were one of the richest families in the area. The sixth out of eight children, Aquino focused on her studies and her Catholic beliefs. Her parents sent her to private school in the Philippines before she went to high school in the United States. She went to Ravenhill Academy in Philadelphia, and then attended the Notre Dame Convent School in New York. When she graduated in , she began her undergraduate