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#TodayinHistory in 1986, #EDSA #PeoplePower Revolution succeeded. Ferdinand Marcos lost control of the military. At 10:45 am, Cory Aquino took her oath as 11th #PH President. At 9:25 pm, Marcos & family left MalacaƱang & fled to Hawaii. The world was astonished. THREAD. #EDSA36
On 22 Feb, w/ the call of Jaime Cardinal Sin for people to form human barricades to protect the military defectors led by Defense Sec Juan Ponce Enrile & AFP Vice Chief of Staff Fidel Ramos, thousands responded, bringing w/ them donations, bibles, & rosaries.
On 23 Feb, the 1st attempt to arrest the defectors were repelled by civilians who braved their bare bodies at risk of being crushed by metal tanks or being shot at.
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#TodayinHistory in 1983, Benigno "#Ninoy" Aquino Jr., former #PH senator & one of the opposition leaders vs. #Marcos regime, is assassinated at the tarmac of the Manila International Airport (now NAIA), upon alighting aircraft. This sends shockwaves to the nation. (THREAD). ImageImageImage
From the time he was elected to the #SenatePH in 1967, Ninoy Aquino was Marcos' staunch critic. Ninoy alleged that Marcos was putting up a "garrison state" & trying to extend rule beyond the presidential term limit. tmblr.co/ZtGCUx2C1Ozo- Image
Upon #Marcos' proc of Martial Law put into effect at 8 pm of 22 Sept 1972, Ninoy Aquino was at top 1 of the military list. Aquino was arrested at midnight of 23 Sept at the Manila Hilton (now Manila Pavilion Hotel) in a bicam conference by soldiers. tmblr.co/ZtGCUx2CQ4Y16
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