About
Benigno Simeon "Ninoy" Aquino Jr. was born on November 27, 1932, in Concepcion, Tarlac, Philippines. Son of Senator Benigno Aquino Sr., he married Corazon Cojuangco in 1954. A journalist at 17, he covered the Korean War as the youngest war correspondent. Mayor of Concepcion at 22, then vice-governor and governor of Tarlac, he became a senator in 1967, the youngest in the country's history. An opponent of President Ferdinand Marcos, he was arrested during martial law in 1972 and imprisoned for over seven years. Exiled to the United States for heart surgery, he was assassinated upon his return to Manila on August 21, 1983.
* 1932-11-27 — † 1983-08-21
Key milestones
- 1955Elected mayor of Concepcion, Tarlac, at age 22, the youngest municipal mayor in Philippine history.
- 1967Elected senator at age 34, the youngest senator ever and the only opposition candidate to win a seat that year.
- 1983Assassinated at Manila International Airport upon his return from exile on August 21, 1983.
Themes
DemocracyPolitical oppositionHuman rightsMartyrdomSocial justice
Sources: officialgazette.gov.ph · nhcp.gov.ph · philhistoricsites.nhcp.gov.ph