People Power Revolution
The People Power Revolution, also known as the EDSA Revolution[a] or the February Revolution,[4][5][6][7] was a series of popular demonstrations in the Philippines, mostly in Metro Manila, from February 22 to 25, 1986. There was a sustained campaign of civil resistance against regime violence and electoral fraud. The nonviolent revolution led to the departure of Ferdinand Marcos, the end of his 20-year dictatorship and the restoration of democracy in the Philippines.
"EDSA Revolution" redirects here. For other uses, see EDSA Revolution (disambiguation). For other uses of People Power, see People Power (disambiguation).People Power Revolution
February 22–25, 1986 (3 days)
- Assassination of Benigno Aquino Jr. in 1983
- Fraud during the 1986 snap presidential election
- Decades of oppressive and autocratic rule
- Removal of Ferdinand Marcos from power
- Installation of Corazon Aquino as President
- Restoration of democracy in the Philippines
Opposition victory
- Ferdinand Marcos removed from office
- End of the Marcos regime
- Marcos clan flees to Hawaii
- Start of the Fifth Republic
- Corazon Aquino becomes president
It is also referred to as the Yellow Revolution[8] due to the presence of yellow ribbons during demonstrations (in reference to the Tony Orlando and Dawn song "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree") as a symbol of protest following the assassination of Filipino senator Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr.[9] in August 1983 upon his return to the Philippines from exile. It was widely seen as a victory of the people against two decades of presidential rule by President Marcos, and made news headlines as "the revolution that surprised the world".[10]
The majority of the demonstrations took place on a long stretch of Epifanio de los Santos Avenue, more commonly known by its acronym EDSA, in Metro Manila from February 22 to 25, 1986. They involved over two million Filipino civilians, as well as several political and military groups, and religious groups led by Cardinal Jaime Sin, the Archbishop of Manila, along with Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines President Cardinal Ricardo Vidal, the Archbishop of Cebu.
The protests, fueled by the resistance and opposition after years of governance by President Marcos and his cronies, ended with the ruler, his family, and some of their supporters fleeing to exile in Hawaii; and Ninoy Aquino's widow, Corazon Aquino, inaugurated as the eleventh President of the Philippines.[11]
Date
February 25, 1986
Sampaguita Hall, Club Filipino, Greenhills, San Juan, Metro Manila
President of the Philippines, Corazon Aquino
Claudio Teehankee
Salvador Laurel
Vicente Abad Santos
National
Commemoration of the People Power Revolution
February 25, 2025
Annual
2002
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