Benigno Aquino, Jr.
Politician
1932 – 1983
Who was Benigno Aquino, Jr.?
Benigno Simeon "Ninoy" Aquino, Jr. was a Filipino Senator and a former Governor of Tarlac. Aquino, together with Gerry Roxas and Jovito Salonga, formed the leadership of the opposition to the government of President Ferdinand Marcos. Shortly after the imposition of Martial Law, he was arrested in 1972 along with other dissidents and incarcerated for seven years. In 1980 Aquino was permitted to travel to the United States for medical treatment following a heart attack. He was assassinated at the Manila International Airport in 1983 upon returning from his self-imposed exile. His death catapulted his widow, Corazon Aquino, into the political limelight, and prompted her to run for President as member of the UNIDO party in the 1986 snap elections.
Among other public structures, Manila International Airport has since been renamed Ninoy Aquino International Airport in his honour, and the anniversary of his death is a national holiday.
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- Born
- Nov 27, 1932
Concepcion, Tarlac - Also known as
- Mayor Benigno Aquino, Jr.
- Benigno Simeon "Ninoy" Aquino, Jr.
- Ninoy Aquino
- Benigno 'Ninoy' Aquino Jr.
- Benigno Servillano Aquino Jr.
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Corazon Aquino
(1954/10/11 - 1983/08/21)
- Corazon Aquino
- Children
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Ethnicity
- Kapampangan people
- Nationality
- Philippines
- Profession
- Education
- University of the Philippines
- Ateneo de Manila University
- San Beda College
- Saint Joseph's College of Quezon City
- Lived in
- Tarlac
- Quezon City
- Died
- Aug 21, 1983
Ninoy Aquino International Airport
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on July 23, 2013
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