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S Landreth · 01-08-2009, 05:29 PM

Cory Aquino died today

The former president of the Philippines died today. I remember the tumultuous days back in 1986 when she led a movement that turned out the dictator, Ferdinand Marcos. Those were in the early days of CNN, when wall-to-wall news coverage was still a relatively new phenomenon.

Aquino's ascendancy was actually a pretty stunning turn of events. Marcos had been firmly entrenched for decades (and long had the backing of the U.S. government.) But, the widow, whose husband, Ninoy, was killed in 1983 upon his return to the Philippines (by the military), changed the course of her country's history in 1986. Assassinating Ninoy Aquino was a major miscalculation by the Marcos government and marked the beginning of the end. For news junkies, this was very cool to watch unfold. It was just great to watch a dictator fall because of people power -- and, of course, we soon learned about the shoes of Imelda, which added another whole dimension to the story.

link: AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth: Cory Aquino died today

01-08-2009, 05:29 PM	#275 (permalink)
S Landreth Guest Member Last Online: Today 12:36 AM Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Khon Kaen Posts: 1,291	Cory Aquino died today The former president of the Philippines died today. I remember the tumultuous days back in 1986 when she led a movement that turned out the dictator, Ferdinand Marcos. Those were in the early days of CNN, when wall-to-wall news coverage was still a relatively new phenomenon. Aquino's ascendancy was actually a pretty stunning turn of events. Marcos had been firmly entrenched for decades (and long had the backing of the U.S. government.) But, the widow, whose husband, Ninoy, was killed in 1983 upon his return to the Philippines (by the military), changed the course of her country's history in 1986. Assassinating Ninoy Aquino was a major miscalculation by the Marcos government and marked the beginning of the end. For news junkies, this was very cool to watch unfold. It was just great to watch a dictator fall because of people power -- and, of course, we soon learned about the shoes of Imelda, which added another whole dimension to the story. link: AMERICAblog News\| A great nation deserves the truth: Cory Aquino died today __________________ Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer.