Benigno Servillano "Ninoy" Aquino, Jr.(November 27, 1932 – August 21, 1983) was a Philippine Senator, Governor of Tarlac, and an opposition leader against President Ferdinand Marcos. He was married to the late Madam President Corazon Cojuangco Aquino and the father of Senator Noynoy Aquino, Balsy, Viel, Pinky and of course, Kris Aquino. He was assassinated at the Manila International Airport (later renamed in his honor) upon returning home from exile in the United States. His death catapulted his widow, Corazon Aquino, to the limelight and subsequently to the presidency, replacing the 20-year Marcos regime. In 2004, the anniversary of his death was proclaimed as a national holiday now known as Ninoy Aquino Day.
As Karl Marx famous quotation- History repeats itself. The assasination of the late patriot Benigno S. Aquino, Jr. at the tarmac of the then, Manila International Airport on that fateful day August 21, 1983 has a significance in the reawakening of the Filipinos similar to the unfair verdict given to Andres Bonifacio and his brother, Procopio who were sentenced to death and killed in Mt. Buntis, Maragondong in the province of Cavite.
