Cory Aquino dies, heroine of Philippine People Power

Cory Aquino dies, heroine of Philippine People Power

MANILA (Reuters) – Corazon Aquino of the Philippines, whose conquest of one of the 20th century's most corrupt dictators made her a global icon of democracy, died on Saturday after a 16-month battle against colon cancer. She was 76.

Her family announced she died in the early hours of Saturday at the hospital where she had been admitted over one month ago. A private mass was held in her room shortly before her death, and all five children were at her bedside when the end came.

"Our mother peacefully passed away at 3:18 a.m. (1918 GMT Friday) of cardio-respiratory arrest," her son, Senator Benigno Aquino Jr., told reporters.

"She would have wanted us to thank each and every one of you for all the prayers and your continuous love and support. It was her wish for all of us to pray for one another and for our country."

Aquino, known as Cory to millions of Filipinos, was president from 1986 to 1992. But she is remembered, more than two decades after the fact, as the slim woman in yellow who led the "People Power" revolution that toppled dictator Ferdinand Marcos.

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