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Who Was Corazon Aquino?
Corazon Aquino's husband had been an opponent of Ferdinand Marcos and was assassinated upon returning from exile.
When Marcos unexpectedly called for elections in , Corazon Aquino became the unified opposition's presidential candidate. She took office after Marcos fled the country, and served as president, with mixed results, until
Early Years
Maria Corazon Sumulong Cojuangco was born January 25, , in the Tarlac Province to a wealthy political and banking family.
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She attended school in Manila until the age of 13, then finished her education in the United States, first in Philadelphia and later in New York City. She graduated from the College of Mount St. Vincent in New York in , with a bachelor's degree in both French and mathematics.
Upon returning to the Philippines, she enrolled in law school in Manila, where she met Benigno Aquino, Jr., an ambitious young journalist who also came from a family with considerable wealth.
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