Benigno Aquino Jr.

Benigno Simeon "Ninoy" Aquino, Jr.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. was a Filipino senator and a former Governor of Tarlac.

Life
Benigno Simeon Aquino, Jr. was born on November 27, 1932 to Benigno Aquino, Sr..

Aquino, Gerry Roxas and Jovito Salonga formed the leadership of the opposition to the government of President Ferdinand Marcos. Shortly after that, he was arrested in 1973 for seven years. Aquino was allowed to travel to the United States for medical treatment following a heart attack.

Death
Aquino was shot in the head at the Manila International Airport in 1983 upon returning from his self-imposed exile because of the Martial Law of Ferdinand Marcos. He was 50 years old.

Legacy
His death caused his widow, Corazon Aquino, to run for President in 1986, resulting overthrow of the dictator Ferdinand Marcos. She is the first female president to hold the office and the 11th President of the Philippines.

In 1987, Manila International Airport (MIA) was renamed to Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) through Republic Act No. 6639 which was enacted without executive approval on November 27, 1987.

Their only son, Benigno Aquino II (pogi), became president in 2010 to 2016.

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