Birth of Maria Corazon Aquino25 January 1933
Birth of Maria Corazon Aquino
Historical person
Maria Corazon Aquino Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Maria Corazon Aquino, based on 16 World History Database records associated with Philippines.
16 records1933–199211 events2 places
Chronological biography
1933
1983
Assassination of Benigno AquinoAugust 1983
Assassination of Benigno Aquino, husband Maria Corazon Aquino
1985
Election1985
Opposes Ferdinand Marco who she holds responsible for her husbands assassination
1986
Peace1986
Arranges a truce with the Moro National Liberation Front
CoupFebruary 1986
Fidel Ramos & Juan Ponce Enrile lead a successful miliatary revolt against Marcos
Election26 February 1986
Wins an election following the assassination of her husband Benigno Aquino
President of Philippines26 February 1986
Appointed President of the Philippines, 1st woman President of the Philippines
Amnesty27 February 1986
Announces an amnesty for all political prisoners
Peace10 December 1986
Announces a ceas-fire with the National Democratic Front
1987
Independence of Moro Region1987
Provides an autonomous region for the Moro in Mindano
Independence of Philippines1987
Provides an autonomous region for the Moro in Mindano
Reballion of The29 January 1987
The rebels also attack the Villamor air force base near Manila airport but armed forces prevented their assault after 10 minutes of heavy fighting. Aquino forces a group of heavily armed rebels occupying a television station to surrender
1989
Coup31 November 1989
Rebels launch a 5th major coup attempt against President Aquino
CoupDecember 1989
Saved from being overthrown by the intervention of the USA
1992
Election1992
Resigns from office without seeking re-election
Resignation of Maria Corazon Aquino1992
Resigns from office without seeking re-election
Titles and roles
President of Philippines
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.