Word: corazon
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...when Ninoy Aquino returned to the Philippines after three years of exile in the U.S., only to be shot dead even before he could set foot on the tarmac of Manila's international airport. Filipinos were outraged, and suspicion immediately fell on Marcos. At his funeral, mourners transformed Corazon into a symbol...
...witness to their political allegiance, the millions who crammed the streets to protect reformist soldiers who had mutinied against Marcos chanted the now familiar mantra: "Cory, Cory, Cory." Nuns armed only with rosaries knelt in front of tanks, stopping them in their tracks. (Read "People Power's Philippine Saint: Corazon Aquino...
...Read "Asian Heroes: Corazon Aquino...
...fall of 1985, events began to move rapidly. Marcos declared in November that he would hold a special presidential election to convince U.S. President Ronald Reagan's Administration that he still enjoyed popular support. A month later, Corazon Aquino announced that she would challenge Marcos for the presidency. The military men established links with Aquino and helped train her security detail...
...Read "Asian Heroes: Corazon Aquino...