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Ninoy Aquino Day is a national non-working holiday in the Philippines observed annually on August 21 commemorating the assassination of former Senator Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino, Jr., the husband of Corazon Aquino, who later became the eleventh Philippine President. His assassination led to the downfall of the tenth president, dictator, and ...
Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr., a former Philippine senator, was assassinated on Sunday, August 21, 1983, on the apron of Manila International Airport (now named Ninoy Aquino International Airport in his honor). A longtime political opponent of President Ferdinand Marcos, Aquino had just landed in his home country after three years of self-imposed ...
Benigno " Ninoy " Simeon Aquino Jr., [c] QSC, CLH, KGCR [1][2][3][4] (/ əˈkiːnoʊ /, locally [bɛˌniːɡ.no ʔɐˈxiː.no]; November 27, 1932 – August 21, 1983) was a Filipino politician who served as a senator of the Philippines (1967–1972) and governor of the province of Tarlac. Aquino was the husband of Corazon Aquino, who became the ...
On July 24, 2007, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo approved Republic Act No. 9256, which declared the Monday nearest August 21 a nationwide special holiday in honor of Senator Benigno Aquino Jr., called Ninoy Aquino Day. August 21 is Aquino's death anniversary. [8]
On August 21, 1983, after three years, Aquino was murdered by the military, [29] as he disembarked from a China Airlines plane at Manila International Airport (later renamed in Aquino's honor). [ 19 ] [ 30 ] His assassination shocked and outraged most Filipinos, [ 19 ] who had lost confidence in the Marcoses.
The Plaza Miranda bombing (Filipino: Pambobomba sa Liwasang Miranda) occurred during a political rally of the Liberal Party at Plaza Miranda, Quiapo district, Manila, the Philippines on August 21, 1971. [1] It caused nine deaths and injured 95 others, including many prominent Liberal Party politicians.
August 21 (1 pm) – Senator Benigno S. "Ninoy" Aquino Jr. was assassinated at Manila International Airport. September 21 – As the government celebrates Barangay Day/National Thanksgiving Day to commemorate the declaration of martial law , thousands of Aquino's supporters hold a "National Day of Sorrow" and call for unity in the ranks to ...
The Last Journey of Ninoy is a 2009 Philippine documentary film directed by Jun Reyes that premiered on August 21, 2009, in commemoration of Ninoy Aquino Day and on August 23 at ABS-CBN. [1] The film includes the final interview given by Aquino's wife who then became the first woman to Philippine presidency, Corazon Aquino.