Former Philippine President Aquino Died

Former Philippine President Corazon Aquino who is familiar with the action "people power" to overthrow dictator Ferdinand Marcos died at the age of 76 years.

Aquino, son, Senator Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III, said that his mother died, Saturday (1 / 8) at 03.18 local time.

Aquino diagnosed suffering from colon cancer years ago and treated in hospital for more than a month. According to Benigno, cancer has spread to all organs and the condition of heat is too weak to undergo chemotherapy.

The supporters and sympathetic Aquino every day for a month offer prayers in a church in Manila and throughout the country so that Aquino healthy.

President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo who is now in lawatan to the U.S. said in a statement, "The whole country joined Aquino on his death." Arroyo announced a national mourning period and will conduct funeral ceremonies for the deceased statesman.

Aquino became president in 1986 until 1992 after the overthrow President Ferdinand Marcos in the revolutionary masses, known as the "people power".

Aquino led the movement after her husband, Benigno Aquino, shot dead in Manila airport their return from exile in the United States. One of the most important moments of international media recorded during Corazon Aquino of the Philippines to be called to give voice to opposition stronghold in the selection of a sudden in 1986.

After President Ferdinand Marcos declares itself victorious, opposition stronghold point he deceive election. Tank-tank military then appear in the streets of the capital Manila, and concerns will be a trigger civil war.

While the mass of people and marshal the support of the military continue to grow, Corazon Aquino became president eventually replace Marcos. Although criticized failed to implement economic reform, he recollected in owing to the revolution which upset the dictator Ferdinand Marcos.

Source ( Kompas.com )