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Corazon Aquino Speech Before the U.S Congress

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Corazon Aquino Speech Before the U.S Congress

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Corazon C.

Aquino Speech
Before the U.S
Congress
WHO IS
CORAZON
AQUINO?
• BORN AS MARIA CORAZON
SUMULONG COJUANCO ON
JANUARY 25, 1933 IN TARLAC
PHILIPPINES

•GRADUATED FROM THE


COLLEGE OF MOUNT ST.
VINCENT IN NEW YORK IN
1954 WITH BACHELOR'S
DEGREE IN BOTH FRENCH
AND MATHEMATICS
• FIRST FEMALE PRESIDENT IN
THE PHILIPPINES AND IN ASIA.
•SHE BECAME PRESIDENT OF
THE PHILIPPINES BECAUSE OF
THE 1986 EDSA REVOLUTION
THE NONVIOLENT REVOLUTION
THAT OUSTED PRESIDENT
FERDINAND MARCOS.

• WIFE OF SENATOR BENIGNO


AQUINO JR. AND MOTHER OF
BENIGNO AQUINO III
• NAMED BY THE TIME MAGAZINE
AS THE "WOMAN OF THE YEAR" IN
1986. IN 1999 SHE WAS CHOSEN
BY THE TIME MAGAZINE AS ONE
OF THE 20 MOST INFLUENTIAL
ASIANS IN THE 20TH
CENTURY.PRIOR IN BECOMING
THE PRESIDENT, SHE HAD NOT
HELD ANY ELECTIVE OFFICE.
• HER PRESIDENCY SPANNED FOR
6 YEARS FROM FEB. 25 , 1986 TO
JUNE 30, 1992.
• DIED ON AUGUST 1, 2009
BECAUSE OF COLORECTAL
CANCER
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
OF THE DOCUMENT
It has been the practice of the US Congress to
convince a Joint Meeting for the purpose of
hearing an address from an important figure ,
usually a visiting foreign leader.
Corazon C. Aquino delivered her historic
speech before the U.S Congress on September
18 , 1986 barely seven months being sworn
into office under a revolutionary government
brought about by the EDSA Revolution.
During that time Cory's presidency was unstable
for she inherited an economy that was in
shambles. There was a massive poverty and
unemployment in the country.
The loyalty of the military to her administration
was still in question. Her administration was
already besieged by a coup attempt, backed by a
multitude of civilian Marcos loyalists after five
months of assumption to office.
Despite realising political detainees, the communist
insurgency was still gripping the countryside . She
needed foreign allies to recognise her newly
established administration
The aforementioned historic speech targeted two goals at the
same time. It aimed to express gratitude towards the United
States for helping the Filipinos regain their freedom and to seek
more help from them in restoring the government, considering
Aquino's decision to honor the foreign debts the Philippines
incurred during the Marcos administration.
Instruction: Write T if the statement is true and write F if
the statement is false.
1.Corazon Aquino was the first female president of the Philippines.
2. Corazon Aquino became president after the 1986 EDSA Revolution.
3. The EDSA Revolution was a violent uprising against Ferdinand Marcos.
4.Corazon Aquino was the wife of Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino, Jr.
5. Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino, Jr. was assassinated during the martial law era.
6.Corazon Aquino served as the 10th President of the Philippines.
7. True or False: Time magazine named Corazon Aquino "Woman of the Year" in
1986.
8.Corazon Aquino was chosen as one of the 20 Most Influential Asians of the
21st century by Time magazine.
9. Corazon Aquino held several elective offices before becoming president.
10. Corazon Aquino died in 2009 due to colorectal cancer.
Instruction: Write T if the statement is true and write F if
the statement is false.

11. The US Congress typically convenes a Joint Meeting to hear addresses from
foreign leaders.
12. Corazon Aquino delivered her historic speech before the US Congress in
1987.
13. Corazon Aquino's speech was delivered seven months after she was sworn
into office.
14. Corazon Aquino took office under a democratic government.
15. The EDSA Revolution was a significant event in Philippine history.

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