Ninoy Aquino | |
|---|---|
 Aquino c. 1980s | |
| Senator of the Philippines | |
| In office December 30, 1967 – September 23, 1972[a] | |
| 17th Governor of Tarlac | |
| In office February 17, 1961 – December 30, 1967 | |
| Preceded by | Arsenio Lugay |
| Succeeded by | Danding Cojuangco |
| Vice Governor of Tarlac | |
| In office December 30, 1959 – February 15, 1961 | |
| Governor | Arsenio Lugay |
| Mayor of Concepcion, Tarlac | |
| In office December 30, 1955 – December 30, 1959 | |
| Preceded by | Nicolas Feliciano |
| Succeeded by | Romeo Yumul |
| Presidential Adviser on Defense Affairs | |
| In office 1949–1954 | |
| President | Elpidio Quirino Ramon Magsaysay |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Benigno Simeon Aquino Jr. November 27, 1932 Concepcion, Tarlac, Philippines[b] |
| Died | August 21, 1983 (aged 50) Manila International Airport, Parañaque, Philippines |
| Manner of death | Assassination |
| Resting place | Manila Memorial Park – Sucat, Parañaque, Philippines |
| Political party | Laban (1978–1983) Liberal (1959–1983) |
| Other political affiliations | Nacionalista (1955–1959) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 5, including Benigno III / "Noynoy" and Kris |
| Parent(s) | Benigno Aquino Sr. Aurora Aquino |
| Relatives | Aquino family |
| Alma mater | Ateneo de Manila University University of the Philippines Diliman |
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| Signature |  |
| Website | www |
| Nickname | Ninoy |
Benigno "Ninoy" Simeon Aquino Jr.,[c] QSC, CLH, KGCR[1][2][3][4] (/əˈkiːnoʊ/, locally [bɛˌniːɡ.no ʔɐˈxiː.no]; November 27, 1932 – August 21, 1983) was a Filipino politician who served as a senator of the Philippines (1967–1972) and governor of the province of Tarlac. Aquino was the husband of Corazon Aquino, who became the 11th president of the Philippines after his assassination, and father of Benigno Aquino III, who became the 15th president of the Philippines. Aquino, together with Gerardo Roxas and Jovito Salonga, helped form the leadership of the opposition toward then President Ferdinand Marcos. He was the significant leader who together with the intellectual leader Sen. Jose W. Diokno led the overall opposition.
Early in his Senate career, Aquino vigorously attempted to investigate the Jabidah massacre in March 1968.[5] Shortly after the imposition of martial law in 1972, Aquino was arrested along with other members of the opposition. He was incarcerated for seven years. He has been described as Marcos' "most famous political prisoner".[6] He founded his own party, Lakas ng Bayan and ran in the 1978 Philippine parliamentary election, but all the party's candidates lost in the election. In 1980, he was permitted by Marcos and his wife Imelda to travel to the United States for medical treatment following a heart attack. During the early 1980s, he became one of the most notable critics of the Marcos regime, and enjoyed popularity across the US due to the numerous rallies he attended at the time.
As the situation in the Philippines worsened, Aquino decided to return to face Marcos and restore democracy in the country, despite numerous threats against him. He was assassinated at the Manila International Airport on August 21, 1983, upon returning from his self-imposed exile. His death revitalized opposition to Marcos; it also catapulted his widow, Corazon, into the political limelight and prompted her to successfully run for a six-year term as president as a member of the United Nationalist Democratic Organization (UNIDO) party in the 1986 snap election.
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]
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- ^ Leonard, Thomas M. (2006). Encyclopedia of the developing world, Volume 1.
- ^ Lentz, Harris M. (1988). Assassinations and executions: an encyclopedia of political violence, 1865–1986.
- ^ "Benigno Simeon Aquino Jr.". Encyclopædia Britannica.
- ^ Jessup, John E. (1998). An encyclopedic dictionary of conflict and conflict resolution, 1945–1996.
- ^ Vitug, Marites Dañguilan; Gloria, Glenda M. (2000). Under the Crescent Moon. Ateneo Center for Social Policy & Public Affairs. p. 3. ISBN 971-91679-7-1. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
...Benigno Aquino Jr., using his deft journalistic skills, put some of the pieces of the Jabidah puzzle together, but the picture remained incomplete. Nevertheless, [...] Aquino's was the most thorough investigation.
- ^ Amado Mendoza Jr (September 29, 2011). "People Power'in the Philippines, 1983–86". In Sir Adam Roberts; Timothy Garton Ash (eds.). Civil Resistance and Power Politics: The Experience of Non-violent Action from Gandhi to the Present. OUP Oxford. p. 155. ISBN 978-0-19-161917-5.
- ^ "Motu Proprio -". Human Rights Violations Victims' Memorial Commission. Retrieved December 14, 2022.