Corazon Aquino,also known as "Cory", made an amazing
             accomplishment by becoming the first female president of the
             Philippines. She had to overcome many obstacles before she took
             on this major role. But in the end, her presidency contributed
             greatly to the way the Filipino government functions today.
             Corazon Aquino, the first woman president of the Philippines,
             made many positive changes in the country.
             On January 25, 1933, Corazon Aquino was born. She grew up in
             a wealthy family and had a very happy childhood. She had seven
             brothers and sisters. Cory lived in Manila until it was time for
             her to go to college. She studied in the U.S., and in 1953,
             graduated from Mt. St. Vincent with degrees in French and Math.
             She was elected to the honor society of Kappa Gamma Pi, an
             organization for women in catholic colleges who display moral
             character and good grades. She was very shy, but had a strong
             Returning to the Philippines, Cory enrolled in the College
             of Law in Manila. While she was there, she met Benigno Aquino.
             One year later, Benigno and Corazon were married. In the
             following years they had five children. Benigno was very involved
             in politics, and Cory was a quiet, shy housewife. Benigno later
             became the chief political rival of Ferdinand Marcos. Marcos
             extended his presidency beyond the constitutional limit of eight
             years and declared himself a dictator. He imprisoned the
             political leaders who opposed him. Therefore, Cory's husband was
             arrested and put in solidary confinement. When Benigno was
             freed, he had to go to the U.S. to undergo heart surgery. After
             three years in the U.S., Benigno returned home and was ready to
             help free the country from the dictatorship. On August 21,1983,
             his plane landed at the airport. An eyewitness on Benigno's same
             flight said she saw Benigno, with a group of so
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