Marcos was elected president of the Philippines in 1965 ... "Cory" Aquino is sworn in as president, 1986. Aquino entered politics after her husband, a prominent opposition leader, was assassinated ...

Zeni Mallari holds a photo taken in 1986 that shows an Bay Area demonstration against former president of the Philippines, Ferdinand Marcos ... Mallari’s husband, Ruben, led the Ninoy Aquino ...

Marcos’s father ruled the Philippines for 20 years until 1986 and was a close U.S. ally but began engaging with China after diplomatic relations were established in 1975. A year earlier ...