Benigno Aquino III
Benigno Simeon "Noynoy" Cojuangco Aquino III (8 February 1960 – 24 June 2021) was a Filipino politician. He was the President of the Philippines from 2010 to 2016. He was also known as Noynoy Aquino or PNoy. Aquino was also a former Congressman and Senator of the Philippines.
Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III | |
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15th President of the Philippines | |
In office June 30, 2010 – June 30, 2016 | |
Vice President | Jejomar Binay |
Preceded by | Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo |
Succeeded by | Rodrigo Duterte |
Secretary of the Philippine Department of the Interior and Local Government Acting | |
In office June 30, 2010 – July 9, 2010 | |
Preceded by | Ronaldo Puno |
Succeeded by | Jesse Robredo |
Deputy Speaker of the Philippine House of Representatives | |
In office November 8, 2004 – February 21, 2006 | |
Preceded by | Emilio Espinosa |
Succeeded by | Eric Singson |
Senator of the Philippines | |
In office June 30, 2007 – June 30, 2010 | |
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Tarlac's Second District | |
In office June 30, 1998 – June 30, 2007 | |
Preceded by | Jose Yap |
Succeeded by | Jose Yap |
Personal details | |
Born | Benigno Simeon Cojuangco Aquino III February 8, 1960 Manila, Philippines |
Died | June 24, 2021 Quezon City, Philippines | (aged 61)
Political party | Liberal Party |
Alma mater | Ateneo de Manila University |
Signature | |
Website | Official website |
Aquino was born at Far Eastern University- Dr. Nicanor Reyes Medical Foundation in Quezon City, He was the only son of five children of former Senator Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino, Jr. and former President Corazon "Cory" Aquino. He was a member of the Liberal Party. He was the first Filipino president to be a bachelor. In 2013, TIME magazine named him one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World.[1]
Aquino III died on 24 June 2021 in Quezon City, aged 61.[2][3] He had diabetes.[4] The cause of death was kidney failure.[5]
Benigno Aquino III Media
Aquino campaigning with his mother, Corazon, during the 1986 presidential elections
Aquino takes the oath of office as the 15th president of the Philippines before Associate Justice Conchita Carpio-Morales at the Quirino Grandstand on June 30, 2010.
Aquino with US President Barack Obama and Vietnamese President Nguyễn Minh Triết at a working lunch with leaders of the ASEAN around the United Nations General Assembly Meeting in New York City in 2010.
Outgoing President Benigno Aquino III (right) and President-elect Rodrigo Duterte ahead of Duterte's inauguration on June 30, 2016.
References
- ↑ Chua-Eoan, Howard (18 April 2013). "The 2013 TIME 100". Time. http://time100.time.com/2013/04/18/time-100/slide/noynoy-aquino/.
- ↑ "PNoy dies at 61" (in English). Sunstar. June 24, 2021. https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1898698/Manila/Local-News/PNoy-dies-at-61. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- ↑ "LIVE UPDATES: Death of former Philippine president Noynoy Aquino". Rappler. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- ↑ Ismael, Javier Joe (June 24, 2021). "Former president Noynoy Aquino dies". The Manila Times. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- ↑ Ex-Philippine President Benigno Aquino dies of renal failure at 61