With no political experience she was the largely unnoticed, behind-the-scenes supporter of her husband, a charismatic Filipino civil leader – until circumstances thrust her into the limelight as the leader of a revolution.
By all accounts, Corazon (Cory) Aquino was not your typical political maverick who unites nations and agitates for change, preferring instead to live the domestic life of a devout Catholic, a wife and mother to a young family.
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