Philippines: Corazon Aquno, 11th President of the Philippines, in office February 25, 1986 – June 30, 1992

Maria Corazon Sumulong 'Cory' Cojuangco-Aquino (January 25, 1933 – August 1, 2009) was a Filipino politician who served as the 11th President of the Philippines, the first woman to hold that office, and the first female president in Asia. Regarded as 'The Mother of Philippine Democracy', Cory led the 1986 People Power Revolution, which toppled Ferdinand Marcos and restored democracy in the Philippines. She was named Time magazine's 'Woman of the Year' in 1986.

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AMN GERALD B. JOHNSON

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Pictures From History

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WOMEN IN HISTORY