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A⋅qui⋅no

[ah-kee-noh]
–noun
Co⋅ra⋅zon C. [kawr-uh-zon, kor-] , born 1933, Philippine political leader: president 1986–92.
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A·qui·no   (ä-kē'nō)   
Philippine political leader. After the assassination of her husband, Benigno S. Aquino, Jr. (1932-1983), on his return to the Philippines from political exile, she ran for president (1986) against 20-year incumbent Ferdinand Marcos. Following the apparently fraudulent election, Marcos fled the country and Aquino became president (1986-1992).
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