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Benigno Aquino

Benigno Aquino
Benigno Aquino
Benigno Simeon Cojuangco Aquino III was the 15th President of the Philippines, and the chairman of the Liberal Party. He is the son of the late Benigno S. Aquino, Jr., a Philippines senator and prominent opposition leader to President Ferdinand Marcos, who was assassinated on August 21, 1983. Aquino began his political career in 1998 when he was elected to the House of Representatives as Representative of the 2nd district of Tarlac province. He was elected president on June 9, 2010.
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8 Feb 1960
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Former President of the Philippines
The parents of Mary Jane Veloso holding placards demanding clemency for their daughter during a protest in Manila in November 2024. Photo: EPA
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Former Philippine president Benigno Aquino III flashes the ‘L’ sign meaning “Fight!” as he leads a 2018 commemoration of the assassination of his father. Aquino died on June 24 at the age of 61. Photo: AP
Obituaries

Former Philippine president Benigno Aquino dies aged 61

The former president, and son of two of the Philippines’ democracy icons, died of kidney failure as a result of diabetes, his family said.

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Former Philippine President Benigno Aquino pictured in Malaysia in 2015. Photo: Reuters
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Philippine President Benigno Aquino. Photo: AP
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Philippines president says Abyu Sayyaf terrorists had plotted to kidnap boxing star Manny Pacquiao

Philippine President Benigno Aquino visits a wounded soldier. Photo: AFP

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Philippine President Benigno Aquino delivers his 5th annual State of the Nation address before the annual joint session of 16th Congress in Manila on July 28, 2014. On Monday, Aquino will deliver his final State of the Nation address. Photo: AFP

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Smiling Aquino ‘ridiculous’ and ‘lacking empathy’, Manila hostage crisis survivors say

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Exclusive | ‘I smile when I’m fed up’: Philippine president Benigno Aquino defends ‘inappropriate’ grins that sparked international outrage

Philippine President Benigno Aquino has explained why he sometimes appears to break into a broad grin at inappropriate moments, such as during a wake for 44 comandos killed during an anti-terror operation (pictured). 'I have various smiles for various purposes,' he said.  

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