Corazon Aquino, Philippines President, Dead At 76 (ap)

Former Philippine President Corazon Aquino reads a statement during a news conference in Manila in this July 8, 2005 file photo. Aquino, known as Cory to millions of Filipinos, has died, her family said on August 1, 2009. She was 76. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco/FilesAP – Former President Corazon Aquino, who swept away a dictator with a “people power” revolt and then sustained democracy by fighting off seven coup attempts in six years, died on Saturday, her son said. She was 76.

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