Corazon Aquino

María Corazón Sumulong Cojuangco Aquino (born January 25, 1933), widely known as Cory Aquino, was President of the Philippines from 1986 to 1992. She was the wife of the popular opposition senator Benigno Aquino Jr., and when he was assassinated at then Manila International Airport on his return from exile on August 21, 1983, Cory Aquino became the focus of the opposition to the autocratic rule of President Ferdinand Marcos.

External link

• The Philippine Presidency Project
• Cory Aquino Blog