{"id":"corazon-aquino","type":"person","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/corazon-aquino","language":"en","name":"Corazon Aquino","name_en":"Corazon Aquino","name_ne":"कोरासोन अकिनो","description":"President of the Philippines from 1986 to 1992","headline":"President of the Philippines from 1986 to 1992","also_known_as":[],"summary":"María Corazón \"Cory\" Sumulong Cojuangco-Aquino ( ə-KEE-noh, Tagalog: [kɔɾaˈsɔn kɔˈhwaŋkɔ ʔɐˈkino]; January 25, 1933 – August 1, 2009) was a Filipino politician who served as the 11th president of the Philippines, serving from 1986 to 1992. The first female president in Philippine history, Aquino was the most prominent figure of the 1986 People Power Revolution, a non-violent movement which ended the two-decade rule of President Ferdinand Marcos and led to the establishment of the current democratic Fifth Philippine Republic. She has been regarded by media outlets as the \"Mother of Democracy\".","summary_more":["Aquino was married to Senator Benigno Aquino Jr., a prominent critic of President Marcos. The couple had five children, including 15th president Benigno Aquino III and entertainer Kris Aquino. After the assassination of her husband on August 21, 1983, she emerged as leader of the opposition against the president. In late 1985, Marcos called for a snap election, and Aquino ran for president with former Senator Salvador Laurel as her running mate for vice president. After the February 7, 1986, presidential election, the Batasang Pambansa proclaimed Marcos and his running mate Arturo Tolentino as the winners, which prompted allegations of electoral fraud and Aquino's call for massive civil disobedience actions.","Subsequently, the People Power Revolution, a non-violent mass demonstration movement, took place from February 22 to 25. With support from the Philippine Catholic Church and defections from the Armed Forces of the Philippines, the People Power Revolution ousted Marcos, and Aquino, with no prior political experience, was sworn in to the presidency on February 25, 1986.","As president, Aquino established a provisional government based on a transitional \"Freedom Constitution\" written by Neptali Gonzales, and spearheaded the development of the 1987 Constitution, which limited…"],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"25 January 1933","date":"1933-01-25"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1480#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Paniqui","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q56457"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1480#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"1 August 2009","date":"2009-08-01"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1480#P570"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Philippines","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q928"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1480#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"},{"text":"human rights defender","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1476215"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1480#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"independent politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q327591"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1480#P102"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"St. Scholastica's College","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3551594"},{"text":"College of Mount Saint Vincent","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2982993"},{"text":"Far Eastern University","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1254897"},{"text":"Ateneo de Manila University","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q533235"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1480#P69"}},{"key":"spouse","label":"Spouse","values":[{"text":"Ninoy Aquino","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q222805"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1480#P26"}},{"key":"website","label":"Official website","values":[{"text":"coryaquino.ph","url":"http://www.coryaquino.ph"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1480#P856"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"President of the Philippines (25 February 1986 – 30 June 1992)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1209571","start":"1986-02-25","end":"1992-06-30"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1480#P39"}},{"key":"awards","label":"Awards","values":[{"text":"Ramon Magsaysay Award","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q777181","date":"1998"},{"text":"Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5361043"},{"text":"Time Person of the Year","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q207826","date":"1986"},{"text":"J. 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