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María Corazón "Cory" Sumulong Cojuangco-Aquino [4] CCLH (Tagalog: [kɔɾaˈsɔn kɔˈhwaŋkɔ aˈkino]; January 25, 1933 – August 1, 2009) was a Filipino politician who served as the eleventh President of the Philippines from 1986 to 1992.
Corazon Aquino began her presidency on February 25, 1986, following the People Power Revolution as the 11th president of the Philippines, succeeding Ferdinand Marcos.Aquino's relatively peaceful ascension to the Philippine presidency signaled the end of authoritarian rule of Ferdinand Marcos in the Philippines, and drew her and the Filipino people international acclaim and admiration.
Corazon Aquino: No particular experience 12: Fidel V. Ramos: Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Secretary of National Defense: 13: Joseph Estrada: Mayor of San Juan, Vice President of the Philippines, Chairman of the Presidential Anti-Crime Commission 14: Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Two women have held the office: Corazon Aquino (1986–92), who ascended to the presidency upon the successful People Power Revolution of 1986, and Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (2001–10), who, as vice president, ascended to the presidency upon Estrada's resignation and was elected to a full six-year term in 2004.
First presidential son to become president. His mother was President Corazon Aquino. First president to be elected after turning 50. He celebrated his 50th birthday on February 8, 2010, and was elected in May that year. First president to officially reside at Bahay Pangarap. First president to deliver the State of the Nation Address entirely in ...
The agrarian reform is part of the long history of attempts of land reform in the Philippines. [3] The law was outlined by former President Corazon C. Aquino through Presidential Proclamation 131 and Executive Order 229 on June 22, 1987, [4] and it was enacted by the 8th Congress of the Philippines and signed by Aquino on June 10, 1988.
[2] [5] [6] [7] It was created by President Corazon Aquino shortly after she was sworn in as president in the aftermath of the 1986 People Power revolution. [8] [9] In addition to recovering the Marcos wealth, it is also tasked with investigating other cases of graft and corruption; and instituting of corruption prevention measures. [10] [7]
This evolved in the largely peaceful 1986 EDSA Revolution, which ended with Marcos going into exile in Hawaii and Corazon Aquino becoming the 11th president of the Philippines on February 25, 1986. Under Aquino, the Philippines would adopt a new constitution, ending the Fourth Republic and ushering in the beginning of the Fifth Republic.