ON THIS DAY

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February 25, 1986:

Corazon Aquino (1922-2009) became President of the Philippines; dictator Ferdinand Marcos fled the country.

Aquino served as the 11th president of the Philippines, was the first woman president of the country, from 1986 to 1992, and was the most prominent figure of the 1986 People Power Revolution, which ended the two-decade rule of President Ferdinand Marcos.

Aquino takes the oath of office on February 25, 1986

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