who fought for the democracy of the philippines
Corazon Aquino
A self - proclaimed `` plain housewife '' , she was married to Senator Benigno Aquino Jr. , the staunchest critic of President Marcos . She emerged as leader of the opposition after her husband was assassinated on August 21 , 1983 upon returning to the Philippines from exile in the United States . In late 1985 , Marcos called for snap elections , and Aquino ran for president with former senator Salvador Laurel as her Vice President . After the elections were held on February 7 , 1986 , the Batasang Pambansa proclaimed Marcos and his running mate , Arturo Tolentino , as the winners amid allegations of electoral fraud , with Aquino calling for massive civil disobedience actions . Defections from the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the support of the local Catholic hierarchy led to the People Power Revolution that ousted Marcos and secured Aquino 's accession on February 25 , 1986 . 
A self - proclaimed `` plain housewife '' , she was married to Senator Benigno Aquino Jr. , the staunchest critic of President Marcos . She emerged as leader of the opposition after her husband was assassinated on August 21 , 1983 upon returning to the Philippines from exile in the United States . In late 1985 , Marcos called for snap elections , and Aquino ran for president with former senator Salvador Laurel as her Vice President . After the elections were held on February 7 , 1986 , the Batasang Pambansa proclaimed Marcos and his running mate , Arturo Tolentino , as the winners amid allegations of electoral fraud , with Aquino calling for massive civil disobedience actions . Defections from the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the support of the local Catholic hierarchy led to the People Power Revolution that ousted Marcos and secured Aquino 's accession on February 25 , 1986 .
Corazon Aquino emerged as leader of the opposition after her husband was assassinated. After elections were held, the Batasang Pambansa proclaimed Marcos and his running mate, Arturo Tolentino, as the winners amid allegations of electoral fraud.  Defections from the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the support of the local Catholic hierarchy led to the People Power Revolution that ousted Marcos and secured Aquino's accession.
She emerged as leader of the opposition after her husband was assassinated on August 21 , 1983 upon returning to the Philippines from exile in the United States . After the elections were held on February 7 , 1986 , the Batasang Pambansa proclaimed Marcos and his running mate , Arturo Tolentino , as the winners amid allegations of electoral fraud , with Aquino calling for massive civil disobedience actions . Defections from the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the support of the local Catholic hierarchy led to the People Power Revolution that ousted Marcos and secured Aquino 's accession on February 25 , 1986 .