How old is ninoy aquino

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Fight the Fake. Daily newsletter Receive essential international news every morning Subscribe. An economist by training, Aquino worked in the family sugar business before launching his political career in He served three terms as congressman in the House of Representatives before becoming a senator in His father, a senator who opposed the rule of dictator Ferdinand Marcos, was assassinated in on returning home from exile in the United States.

The killing shocked the nation and helped propel Marcos out of office in the "People Power" revolution, according to Reuters. In , while his mother was President, rebels attacked her residence at Malacanang Palace in Manila, and Aquino narrowly escaped death.

Three of his escorts were killed, and he was hit by five bullets -- one of which is still embedded in his neck. His mother, who died in August , ruled as President from until A month after her death, Aquino announced his run for presidency , saying his mother's supporters had urged him to make a bid and continue the fight started by his parents to promote democracy in the Philippines.

He won his election in by a landslide, persuading voters he was morally fit for the job and would represent ordinary Filipinos.