Born: 25 January 1933 · Died: 1 August 2009 · Age at death: 76
How old was Corazon Aquino when she died?
Corazon Aquino died aged 76. She was born on 25 January 1933 and died on 1 August 2009.
Widow of an assassinated opposition leader who led the 1986 People Power Revolution and became the Philippines' first female president
Did you know?Before entering politics following her husband's assassination, she described herself as a simple housewife with no previous political experience.
Quick facts
Date of birth25 January 1933
Date of death1 August 2009
Age at death76
Cause of deathColorectal cancer
NationalityFilipino
BirthplacePaniqui, Philippines
Occupationpolitician, human rights defender
Editor's Take:
Corazon Aquino led the peaceful revolution that ended a dictatorship. Shy and devout, she spent years as the wife of opposition leader Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino. When he was shot dead on his return from exile in 1983, she took up his cause. In 1986 she ran against President Ferdinand Marcos in a snap election marred by fraud. Millions poured into the streets in the People Power Revolution. Marcos fled. She restored democracy and a new constitution, surviving several coup attempts.
María Corazón "Cory" Sumulong Cojuangco-Aquino ( ə-KEE-noh, Tagalog:; née Sumulong Cojuangco; January 25, 1933 – August 1, 2009) was a Filipino politician who served as the 11th president of the Philippines, serving from 1986 to 1992.
Corazon Aquino's birthday is January 25. She was born on January 25, 1933 in Paniqui, Philippines.
How old was Corazon Aquino when she died?
Corazon Aquino died on August 1, 2009, aged 76.
Who shares a birthday with Corazon Aquino?
Famous people who share Corazon Aquino's January 25 birthday include Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Thomas Aquinas, Virginia Woolf, Robert Burns and Vladimir Vysotsky.
