1968
Foreign Secretary of Philippines
Appointed Foreign Secretary, 1st term
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Manila in Philippines. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Appointed Foreign Secretary, 1st term
Student riots in Manila are suppressed with considerable violence
Student riots in Manila are suppressed with considerable violence
Spports the declaration of martial law
Appointed Foreign Secretary, 2nd term
Returns to run for President but is arrested in Manila airport & shot by a communist
Death of Benigno Aquino
Assassination of Benigno Aquino, husband Maria Corazon Aquino
Death of Benigno Aquino Jr
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
Lifts the ban on the Commust Party, an attempt to end 2 decades of insurgency
Inaugurated President of the Philippines
The Philippines reports the first COVID-19 death outside China.
Places Luzon under enhanced community quarantine.
Provenance
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