Benigno Aquino, Jr. facts for kids
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Benigno KH. Aquino, Jr.
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| Senator of the Philippines | |
| In office December 30, 1967 – September 23, 1972 |
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| Presidential Adviser on Defense Affairs | |
| In office 1949–1954 |
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| Governor of Tarlac | |
| In office December 30, 1961 – December 30, 1967 |
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| Vice Governor of Tarlac | |
| In office December 30, 1959 – December 30, 1961 |
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| Mayor of Concepcion, Tarlac | |
| In office December 30, 1955 – December 30, 1959 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | November 27, 1932 Concepcion, Tarlac, Philippines |
| Died | August 21, 1983 (aged 50) Manila International Airport, Parañaque, Metro Manila, Philippines |
| Resting place | Manila Memorial Park, Parañaque, Metro Manila, Philippines |
| Political party | Liberal (1959–1983) LABAN (1978–1983) |
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Nacionalista Party (1955–1959) |
| Spouse | Corazon C. Aquino |
| Children | Ma. Elena Aquino-Cruz Aurora Corazon Aquino-Abellada Benigno S. Aquino III Victoria Elisa Aquino-Dee Kristina Bernadette Aquino |
| Residences | Times Street, Quezon City |
| Alma mater | University of the Philippines Ateneo de Manila University San Beda College High School (Class of 1948) St. Joseph's College, Quezon City |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Journalist |
Benigno Kheng Hon "Ninoy" Aquino, Jr. was a Filipino senator and a former Governor of Tarlac. He was born on November 27, 1932 and died on August 21, 1983 at the age of 50.
Aquino, Gerry Roxas and Jovito Salonga formed the leadership of the opposition to the government of President Ferdinand Marcos. Shortly after that, he was arrested in 1973 for seven years. Aquino was allowed to travel to the United States for medical treatment following a heart attack. He was killed at the Manila International Airport in 1983 upon returning from his self-imposed exile.
Aquino's death caused his widow, Corazon Aquino, to run for President in 1986. She became the 11th President of the Philippines. His son, Benigno Aquino III, became president in 2010.
Images for kids
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Aquino with Jose W. Diokno; the two main opposition leaders arrested by Marcos in Laur, Nueva Ecija after Proclamation No. 1081
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Undated photo of President Ferdinand Marcos meeting Aquino
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The room where Aquino was detained from August 1973 to 1980
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Aquino delivers a prepared statement against the Marcos regime
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The shared tomb of Ninoy and Cory Aquino was photographed on Saturday August 8, 2009, twenty-six years after his death. Benigno Aquino Jr shares a gravestone with his wife Corazon Aquino (who died in 2009) at the Manila Memorial Park in Parañaque, Philippines. Their son Benigno III was later interred beside their tombs upon his death in June 2021
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Ninoy Aquino on a 2000 stamp of the Philippines
See also
In Spanish: Benigno Aquino para niños
