Corazon Aquino, the unassuming widow whose "people power" revolution toppled a dictator, restored Philippine democracy and inspired millions of people around the world, died Saturday after a battle with colon cancer, her family announced. She was 76. Widely known as "Cory," the slight, bespectacled
Corazon Aquino of the Philippines, whose conquest of one of the 20th century's most corrupt dictators made her a global icon of democracy, died on Saturday after a 16-month battle against colon cancer. She was 76.
President Gloria Arroyo declared a 10-day national mourning period for former leader Corazon Aquino, who died after a battle with colon cancer.
MANILA - Former President Corazon Cojuangco Aquino passed away Saturday morning after battling colon cancer for more than a year. She was 76.
Former Philippines' President Corazon Aquino has died. She was 76. For the past year, Aquino had been battling colon cancer. She swept to power in February 1986 on a wave of public discontent with 20-year dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos. David Steinberg, president of Long Island University and a Philippines specialist who knew Aquino, offers his insight.
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