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Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr., a former Philippine senator, was assassinated on Sunday, August 21, 1983, on the tarmac of Manila International Airport (now named Ninoy Aquino International Airport in his honor). A longtime political opponent of President Ferdinand Marcos, Aquino had just landed in his home country after three years of self-imposed ...
Among other public structures, Manila International Airport has since been renamed Ninoy Aquino International Airport in his honor, and the anniversary of his death is a national holiday. Aquino has also been listed as a Motu Proprio human rights violations victim of the Martial Law era. [7]
v. t. e. Benigno Simeon Aquino III KGCR ( locally [bɛˈniːɡ.no ʔɐˈxiː.no]; born Benigno Simeon Cojuangco Aquino III; February 8, 1960 – June 24, 2021), [ 4][ 5] also known as Noynoy Aquino[ 6][ 7][ 8] and colloquially as PNoy, [ b] was a Filipino politician who served as the 15th President of the Philippines from 2010 to 2016. [ 12 ...
On August 21, 2007, the 24th anniversary of former Senator Ninoy Aquino's death, Enrile stated that the case of the 14 soldiers incarcerated for 24 years for Aquino's assassination should be reviewed for clemency. Enrile paid for the legal services of the soldiers during their trial and said the soldiers and their families had suffered enough.
The alleged September 22, 1972, ambush attack on the then- Defense Minister of the Philippines Juan Ponce Enrile is a disputed [1] incident in which Enrile's white Mercedes-Benz sedan was ambushed near the upscale Wack Wack village in Mandaluyong, Metro Manila. It was cited by President Ferdinand Marcos as the proximate incident which led to ...
In August 2004, the said accused asked the High Tribunal to re-open the case, but the last appeal was denied. On August 21, 2007, (Aquino's 24th death anniversary), Enrile stated that the case of the 14 soldiers incarcerated for 24 years now, due to the assassination of Benigno Aquino Jr. should be reviewed for
Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos Sr.[ c] (September 11, 1917 – September 28, 1989) was a Filipino politician, dictator [ 7][ 8][ 9] and kleptocrat [ 10][ 11][ 12] who served as the tenth president of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986. Marcos ruled the country under martial law from 1972 to 1981, [ 13] and with vastly expanded powers under ...
August 21 (1 pm) – Senator Benigno S. "Ninoy" Aquino Jr. was assassinated at Manila International Airport. September 21 – As the government celebrates Barangay Day/National Thanksgiving Day to commemorate the declaration of martial law , thousands of Aquino's supporters hold a "National Day of Sorrow" and call for unity in the ranks to ...