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Benigno Simeon Aquino Jr. was born in Concepcion, Tarlac on November 27, 1932, to Benigno Aquino Sr., who was then a senator from the 3rd district and Senate majority leader, and Aurora (née Aquino) [8] [9] from a prosperous family of hacienderos, the original owners of Hacienda Tinang.
In 1896, Mianong Aquino became a mason and joined the Katipunan. He was also elected mayor of Murcia, Tarlac and, under General Francisco Makabulos, he organized the Filipino revolutionary forces against the Americans. He was promoted to major, but was defeated in the battle at Mount Sinukuan in Arayat, Pampanga.
Jun 5, 2019 · Benigno Simeon "Ninoy" Aquino Jr. (November 27, 1932–August 21, 1983) was a Filipino political leader who led the opposition against Ferdinand Marcos, the dictator of the Philippines. For his activities, Aquino was imprisoned for seven years.
- Kallie Szczepanski
The Assassination of Ninoy Aquino was credited with transforming the Philippine opposition to the Marcos regime from a small, isolated movement into a national crusade, incorporating people from all walks of life. The middle class got involved, the impoverished majority participated, and business leaders whom Marcos had irked during martial law ...
Aug 21, 2023 · Aug. 21, 1983, Benigno (Ninoy) Aquino, the Philippine political activist in exile in the U.S. went home to win back freedom for Filipinos living under the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos. Aquino never made it out of the airport, assassinated on the tarmac, apparently by a single gunman.
Aug 21, 2020 · More popularly known as Ninoy, Aquino was the husband of the late President Corazon Aquino. Our teachers told us Ninoy, a former senator, was assassinated upon his return to Manila from the United States on August 21, 1983, at the age of 50, after exiting the plane which had brought him home, while he was being escorted by two airforce men.
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Aug 23, 2021 · Thirty-eight years ago, we lost a Filipino martyr and now a modern day hero, Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr. After his death, the Filipinos finally united in spirit, went out of their comfort zones...
