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Corazon Aquino, Philippines president, dead at 76

Jul. 31, 2009
Former President Corazon Aquino, who swept away a dictator with a "people power" revolt and then sustained democracy by fighting off seven coup attempts in six years, died on Saturday, her son said. She was 76. The uprising she led in 1986 ended the...
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Aquino agrees to undergo colon surgery

MANILA, Philippines, May 1 (UPI) -- Corazon Aquino, former president of the Philippines, has agreed to undergo surgery to remove a portion of her colon afflicted with cancer, an aide says.

Convicted killers freed in Philippines

MANILA, Philippines, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Two men convicted of killing former Filipino Sen. Benigno Aquino Jr. were released from prison Friday after their sentences were commuted, an official says

Aquino apologizes to Estrada -- or not

MANILA, Philippines, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- Corazon Aquino has upset some allies by apologizing to another former president of the Philippines, Joseph Estrada, officials said.

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Head of Philippines Marines dismissed

MANILA, Philippines, Feb. 26 (UPI) -- The commander of the Philippines Marines was forced out Sunday, two days after President Gloria Arroyo said she had foiled a military coup.
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch