11TH President Of The Philippines

Corazon  Cojuangco  Aquino became the first woman president of the Philippines in 1986 when she defeated Ferdinand E. Marcos. After she became president, she abolished the National Assembly and replaced the constitution with a new one that was adopted by popular vote in 1987. She had been married to Benigno Aquino, who was assassinated in 1983.

An army revolt and demonstrations on her behalf led to Corazon’s inauguration on the same day. The uprising, known as the People Power Movement, prompted Marcos to accept asylum in the United States, while Corazon formed a provisional government. In 1987 she enacted a new constitution, which included a limitation on the presidency to a single, six-year term.

Despite Aquino’s popular following, opposition within the military, a continuing Communist insurgency, and severe economic problems plagued her throughout her presidency, which ended in 1992.

Despite the euphoria following the overthrow of the Marcos government, Aquino faced the massive challenge of restoring the nation. She established a revolutionary government under the terms of a provisional "Freedom Constitution", legally establishing the structure of the government pending the adoption of a permanent, democratically-drafted constitution.