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Corazon Aquino's accession to the presidency marked the end of authoritarian rule in the Philippines. Aquino is the first female president of the Philippines and is still the only president of the Philippines to have never held any prior political position. Aquino is regarded as the first female president in Asia.
In a 2017 poll by Pulse Asia, 67% of 1,200 Filipino respondents supported the death penalty. [57] Actress and rape victim Maggie de la Riva expressed dismay in a 2017 interview that only drug-related crimes were included in crimes subject to the death penalty, and that heinous crimes such as rape were not included in the proposed bill.
Corazon Aquino began her presidency on February 25, 1986, following the People Power Revolution as the 11th president of the Philippines, succeeding Ferdinand Marcos.Aquino's relatively peaceful ascension to the Philippine presidency signaled the end of authoritarian rule of Ferdinand Marcos in the Philippines, and drew her and the Filipino people international acclaim and admiration.
In 1991, President Corazon Aquino allowed the Marcos family to return to the Philippines to face various charges after the 1989 death of Ferdinand. [ 34 ] [ 35 ] Imelda Marcos was elected four times to the House of Representatives of the Philippines , [ 36 ] and ran twice for the presidency of the Philippines but failed to garner enough votes.
The death penalty had been first abolished by Corazon Aquino in 1986, only to be restored later by Fidel Ramos, with the main method changed to lethal injection. President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo suspended the death penalty in 2006 following pressure from the Catholic Church, and it remains so to this day.
Category listing the first female national presidents in Asia. In the border regions of the continent there may be instances of transcontinental countries. Pages in category "First women presidents in Asia"
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Former President Joseph Estrada said that the country has lost a "mother" and a "guiding voice of the people", and described Aquino as "Philippines' most loved woman". [36] Aquino supported Estrada's removal from office in 2001, but the two supported each other to oppose amendments in the constitution since last year. [37]