QUIZ 3: AQUINO Flashcards
Cory Aquino’s full name
Maria Corazon Cojuangco Aquino
Cory was the … president and the … woman president.
11th and 1st
When and where was Cory born?
January 25, 1933 in Manila
Who were Cory’s parents?
Don Jose Cojuangco Sr. (lawyer, Tarlac congressman, sugar magnate, and banker)
Dońa Demetria Sumulong (pharmacist, from a political clan in Rizal)
EDSA People Power functioned as the what…?
Symbol of restoration of democracy
When did Cory went and spoke in US?
September 18, 1986
When did Ninoy die?
August 21, 1983
43 days refers to?
The days that the authority would not tell Cory what happened to Ninoy.
What was Ninoy put on a trial for?
- Subversion
- Murder
- Host of other crimes
Where was Cory when she heard the news of the death of Ninoy?
Boston
Democracy’s Most Famous Home
The Congress of the United States
He said that “democracy must be defended by arms when it is attacked by arms and by truth when it is attacked by lies.”
Archibald Macleish
What year did Cory held out for participating in election voting?
1984
Who was the vice-president?
Salvador Laurel
Who was the US president at this time?
Ronald Reagan
What is the 2 billion out of 4 billion peso all about?
Export earnings that went to pay the interest of debt
What was Cory’s claim of how she approach communist insurgency?
Through peace and not the sword of war
What does this mean?
“He had willed that the blood drawn with the lash shall not, in my country, be paid by blood drawn by the sword but by the tearful joy of reconciliation.”
This quote means that the speaker’s country should solve past problems by forgiving and making peace instead of seeking revenge, following what they believe God wants. They think that finding happiness in forgiveness is better than continuing a cycle of violence.
What was happening to the Filipino people for the past 14 years?
Poverty and massive unemployment
How much was our debt?
$26 billion
Cory Aquino’s term
February 25, 1986 - June 30, 1992
