Former President of the Philippines Corazon Aquino was the first female president in Asia. Aquino, who announced in March of 2008 that she was suffering from colon cancer, reportedly passed away on July 31, 2009. Her cancer had spread from her colon to her liver, leaving her too weak to continue chemotherapy.http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-aquino-2009aug01,0,5705204.story
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First woman president of the Philippines and the first woman president in Asia.Mother of Philippine Democracy. Led the bloodless revolution in 1986 that overturned a dictator and ...
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President from February 25, 1986, to June 30, 1992
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