Corazon Aquino Dies

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Former President Corazon Aquino of the Philippines, who was swept into office on a wave of "people power" in 1986, ending 20 years of autocratic rule under Ferdinand E. Marcos, died on Saturday. She was 76 and had advanced colon cancer. Left, Mrs. Aquino in 1997.

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Corazon Aquino Dies

Corazon Aquino, who deposed an autocratic ruler and brought democracy to the Philippines, died at the age of 76.