Death of Corazon Aquino

January 25, 1933 - August 1, 2009
Manila, Philippines | Age 76

Former Philippines president dead at 76
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MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Former President Corazon Aquino, who swept away a dictator with a "people power" revolt and then sustained democracy by fighting off seven coup attempts in six years, died on Saturday, her son said. She was 76.

The uprising she led in 1986 ended the repressive 20-year regime of Ferdinand Marcos and inspired nonviolent protests across the globe, including those that ended Communist rule in eastern Europe.

But she struggled in office to meet high...

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