Former Filipino president Corazon Aquino dies

A sea of mourners crowd the cortege of former Philippine president Corazon Aquino as it passes along the main avenue of the financial district in Manila on August 3, 2009 transferring her body to a cathedral. Traffic was at a standstill August 3 while mourners threw yellow confetti and flowers onto the cortege as it passed through the capital, two days after her death from colon cancer, on its way to Manila Cathedral, where Aquino's body was to lie in state until her funeral. AFP PHOTO/NAT GARCIA (Photo credit should read NAT GARCIA/AFP/Getty Images)

The children (L-R: Kris, Noynoy and Ballsy) of late former Philippine President Corazon Aquino sing the national anthem before their mother's casket at the Manila Cathedral August 3, 2009. Aquino, who ousted one of the 20th century's most corrupt dictators Ferdinand Marcos to become a global icon of democracy, died on Saturday after a 16-month battle against colon cancer. She was 76. REUTERS/Francis r. Malasig/Pool (PHILIPPINES OBITUARY POLITICS)

Catholic nuns encircle the casket of former Philippine President Corazon Aquino at the Manila Cathedral in Manila, Philippines, on Monday, Aug. 3, 2009. (AP Photo/Cheryl Ravelo, Pool)

epa01812766 Filipinos offer candles as pay tribute to former Philippines president Corazon Aquino at the foot of her late husband's Ninoy' statue in Makati's financial district, south of Manila, Philippines on 01 August 2009. Philippine democracy icon and former president Aquino died Saturday after battling colon cancer for more than one year, her family said. She was 76. Cory, as the people fondly called her, had been hospitalized in the Makati Medical Centre in Manila since late June after her health deteriorated and the cancer spread to other parts of her body. EPA/DENNIS M. SABANGAN

Supporters of former Philippines president Corazon Aquino pay their last respects during her wake in Manila, Saturday Aug. 1, 2009. \"Cory\" Aquino, whose \"People Power\" revolution toppled dictator Ferdinand Marcos, died Saturday after a battle with colon cancer. Military honor guards carried former President Corazon Aquino's flag-draped casket to a school gym Saturday for public viewing, as Filipinos mourned the beloved democracy icon who swept away a dictator and fought off seven coup attempts.(AP Photo/Jay Directo, pool)

epa01812806 Yellow confetti is thrown from above while Philippine military carry the coffin of the late Philippine President Corazon 'Cory' Aquino as family and loved ones walk from behind at the La Salle Greenhills highschool grounds in Mandaluyong City, east of Manila, Philippines 01 August 2009. Cory Aquino, who became president after a people's uprising ousted the late president Ferdinand Marcos in 1986, died at the age of 76 on 01 August after battling colon cancer for more than a year, her family said. EPA/ROLEX DELA PENA

(FILES) In a file picture taken on February 23, 1999, President Joseph Estrada (R) is joined by two former presidents, Corazon Aquino (C) and Fidel Ramos (L) as they release white doves as a symbol of peace during the 13th anniversary of the \"people power\" revolt which ousted the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos from power. Former Philippine leader and democracy icon Corazon Aquino died early on August 1, 2009 following a cardiac arrest after battling colon cancer for more than a year, her son announced. She was 76. AFP PHOTO/BERT MAPRANGALA (Photo credit should read BERT MAPRANGALA/AFP/Getty Images)

FILE - In this Sunday, March 2, 1986 file picture, President Corazon Aquino, center, faces a crowd of more than a million in Rizal Park in Manila holding a proclamation restoring the right of habeas corpus. 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, Aug. 1, 2009. her son said. She was 76. (AP Photo/Sadayuki Mikami)

Corazon Aquino shows the Laban (Fight) sign as she leads her followers in Bayan Ko in this February 25, 1986 file photo after she was proclaimed President of the Philippines in ceremonies. Aquino, who ousted one of the 20th century's most corrupt dictators Ferdinand Marcos to become a global icon of democracy, died on August 1, 2009 after a 16-month battle against colon cancer. She was 76. Picture taken February 25, 1986. REUTERS/Willie Vicoy/Files (PHILIPPINES OBITUARY POLITICS)

(FILES) This file picture taken on January 3, 1986 shows then-Philippines opposition presidential candidate Corazon Aquino (L) and running mate Salvador Laurel flashing the thumbs down in front of a Marcos concrete bust in Pugo. Former Philippine leader and democracy icon Corazon Aquino died early on August 1, 2009 following a cardiac arrest after battling colon cancer for more than a year, her son announced. She was 76. AFP PHOTO / ROMEO GACAD (Photo credit should read ROMEO GACAD/AFP/Getty Images)

Corazon Aquino, 52, widow of Philippines opposition leader Benigno Aquino, distributes food and sugar to workers during her visit to the families of some 20 peasants and bus drivers killed by military gunfire in Escalante town at the depressed sugar-producing province of Negros September 28, 1985. Corazon Aquino, who ousted one of the 20th century's most corrupt dictators Ferdinand Marcos to become a global icon of democracy, died on August 1, 2009 after a 16-month battle against colon cancer. She was 76. Picture taken September 28, 1985. REUTERS/H. Villegas/Files (PHILIPPINES POLITICS OBITUARY)

(FILES) This picture taken on March 08, 1985 in Manila shows former Philippine leader and democracy icon Corazon Aquino (2ndL), the wife of the slain opposition leader Benigno S. Aquino, Jr., along with some 2,000 Philippino women, students, teachers, professionals and nuns marching to the official residence of President Ferdinand Marcos to hold a sit-in demonstration to protest against his 20-year rule during the International women's day. Former Philippine leader and democracy icon Corazon Aquino died on August 1, 2009 of cardiac arrest after battling colon cancer for more than year, her son announced. She was 76. AFP PHOTO / ROMEO GACAD (Photo credit should read ROMEO GACAD/AFP/Getty Images)

FILE - In this Aug. 21, 1983 file picture, the body of Filipino Sen. Benigno Aquino, foreground center, lies on the ground next to the body of his assassin, left, as security officers of the Manila International Airport take cover. His wife, 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, Aug. 1, 2009. her son said. She was 76. Corazon Aquino's unlikely rise began in 1983 when her husband, opposition leader Benigno \"Ninoy\" Aquino Jr., was assassinated on the tarmac of Manila's international airport as he returned from exile in the United States to challenge Ferdinand Marcos, his longtime adversary. (AP Photo)

FILE - In this 1972 file photo former Philippine President Corazon \"Cory\" Aquino, left, and her assassinated husband Benigno \"Ninoy\" Aquino Jr. look on during his rebellion trial before a military commission. 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, Aug. 1, 2009, her son said. She was 76. (AP Photo/File)