Good News in History, February 25On this day 30 years ago, jubilant supporters in the
Philippines swore in a new female president, Corazon Aquino, ending 20 years of authoritarian dictatorship under Ferdinand Marcos. Ms. Aquino was later selected as Time Magazine's Woman of the Year. Before bravely leading the restoration of Democracy in her country, she had not held any other elective office. (1986)
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