As I came to power peacefully, so shall I keep it. That is my contract with my people and my commitment to God.

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Corazon Aquino was president of the philippines from 1986 to 1992. María Corazón "Cory" Sumulong Cojuangco-Aquino was the 11th president of the Philippines, serving from 1986 to 1992. The first female president in Philippine history, Aquino was the most prominent figure of the 1986 People Power Revolution, which ended the two-decade rule of President Ferdinand Marcos and led to the establishment of the current democratic Fifth Philippine Republic. Read more on Wikipedia →

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