B R EA KER O F T H E

D I C TATORIAL CHA I N
P RESI DENT C ORAZ ON AQUI NO

P R E S E N T E D B Y : G L E N N A R B I S & LY N R O B E R T U G AY
 WHO IS
S HE?
S N I P P E T R E V I E W O F C O RY ’ S L I F E
CORAZON AQUINO

• Maria Corazon Sumulong Conjuangco was born on January 25,

1933

• Her parents were Jose Chichioco Cojuangco and Demetria

"Metring" Sumulong, and the family was of mixed Chinese, Filipino,
and Spanish descent
CORAZON AQUINO

• Known For: Leader of People Power movement and the 11th

president of the Philippines

• Education: Ravenhill Academy and Notre Dame Convent School

in New York, College of Mount St. Vincent in New York City, law
school at the Far Eastern University in Manila
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• Spouse: Sen. Benigno Simeon “Ninoy” Aquino, Jr.

• Notable Quote: "I would rather die a meaningful death

than to live a meaningless life.“

• Died: August 1, 2009 in Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines due to

COLON CANCER
CORY ON MARCOS TYRANNY

• EDSA People’s Power Revolution stretches The Epifanio de los

Santos Avenue (EDSA) stretches 54 kilometers, where the
peaceful demonstration was held on that fateful day.

• The Filipino spirit heightened after Sen. Noynoy Aquino was shot
and killed by unknown sniper at NAIA on August 21, 1983
ON FEBRUARY 22, 1986, IGNITES THE FLAME OF EDSA
REVOLUTION. THE “CHEAPEST REVOLUTION” LASTED FOR
THREE DAYS.
CORY ON MARCOS TYRANNY
• On February 25, 1986, as a result of the "People Power
Revolution," Corazon Aquino became the first female president of
the Philippines. She restored democracy to the country,
promulgated a new constitution, and served until 1992.

The 11th President to hold office in the

Philippine Constitution.
 SPEECH OF PRESIDENT CORAZON C.
AQUINO BEFORE THE JOINT SESSION OF
THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS
SEPTEMBER 18, 1986
“HIGHLIGHTS”

• , “I will not stand by and allow an insurgent leadership to spurn our offer
of peace and kill our young soldiers and threaten our new freedom.”

• “Finally, may I turn to that other slavery: our $26 billion foreign debt. I
have said that we shall honor it. Yet must the means by which we shall be
able to do so be kept from us? Many conditions imposed on the
previous government that stole this debt continue to be imposed on us
who never benefited from it. And no assistance or liberality
commensurate with the calamity that was visited on us has been
extended.”
“HIGHLIGHTS”

• “The people vindicated me in an election shamefully marked by government

thuggery and fraud. The opposition swept the elections, garnering a clear
majority of the votes, even if they ended up, thanks to a corrupt Commission
on Elections, with barely a third of the seats in parliament. Now, I knew our
power.”
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• “Wherever I went in the campaign, slum area or impoverished village,

they came to me with one cry: democracy! Not food, although they
clearly needed it, but democracy. Not work, although they surely wanted
it, but democracy. Not money, for they gave what little they had to my
campaign.“

• “Today, I say, join us, America, as we build a new home for democracy,
another haven for the oppressed, so it may stand as a shining testament
of our two nation’s commitment to freedom.”
“HIGHLIGHTS”

• “Wherever I went in the campaign, slum area or impoverished village,

they came to me with one cry: democracy! Not food, although they
clearly needed it, but democracy. Not work, although they surely wanted
it, but democracy. Not money, for they gave what little they had to my
campaign.“

• “Today, I say, join us, America, as we build a new home for democracy,
another haven for the oppressed, so it may stand as a shining testament
of our two nation’s commitment to freedom.”
REFERENCES

• https://www.thoughtco.com/corazon-aquino-biography-195652
• THE WASHINGTON POST The Troubled Presidency Of Corazon Aquino
By William Branigin September 14, 1986
• Congress Cheers Aquino; House Votes Aid Increase
By MARK FINEMAN SEP. 19, 1986