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Assassination of Benigno Aquino, Jr.
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Assassination of Benigno Aquino, Jr.
The
assassination of
Benigno Aquino, Jr.
, former
Philippine Senator
, took place on Sunday, August 21, 1983 at
Manila International Airport
. Aquino, also a longtime political opponent of
President of the Philippines
Ferdinand Marcos
, had just landed in his home country after a 3-year self
exile
in the United States when he was
shot in the head
while being escorted from an aircraft to a vehicle that was waiting to transport him to prison. Also killed was Rolando Galman, who was later implicated in Aquino's murder.
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