The
People Power Revolution (also known as the
EDSA Revolution and the
Philippine Revolution of 1986) was a series of popular
demonstrations in the
Philippines that began in 1983 and culminated on February 22–25, 1986. The methods used amounted to a sustained campaign of
civil resistance against regime violence and electoral fraud. This case of
nonviolent revolution led to the departure of President
Ferdinand Marcos and the restoration of the country's
democracy. It is also referred to as the
Yellow Revolution due to the presence of yellow ribbons during the demonstrations following the
assassination of Filipino senator Benigno Aquino, Jr.. It was widely seen as a victory of the people against the 20-year running
authoritarian, repressive regime of then president
Ferdinand Marcos and made news headlines as "the revolution that surprised the world".