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Philippine coup attempt: The right-wing military rebel Reform the Armed Forces Movement attempts to oust Philippine President Corazon Aquino in a failed bloody coup d'état.
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1989 Philippine coup attempt
Failed military overthrow of President Corazon Aquino
The 1989 Philippine coup attempt was the most serious attempted coup d'état against the government of Philippine President Corazon Aquino and part of a series of coup attempts against her. It was staged beginning December 1, 1989, by members of the Armed Forces of the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Reform the Armed Forces Movement
1982–1990s cabal of Philippine military officers
The Reform the Armed Forces Movement, also referred to by the acronym RAM, was a cabal of officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) known for several attempts to seize power in the Philippines during the 1980s and 1990s. In 1986, some of these officers launched a…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
President of the Philippines
Head of state and government of the Philippines
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Corazon Aquino
President of the Philippines from 1986 to 1992
María Corazón "Cory" Sumulong Cojuangco-Aquino was a Filipino politician who served as the 11th president of the Philippines and the first woman president in the country, from 1986 to 1992. She was the most prominent figure of the 1986 People Power Revolution, which ended the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Coup d'état
Deposition of a government
A coup d'état, or simply a coup, is typically an illegal and overt attempt by a military organization or other government elites to unseat an incumbent leadership. A self-coup is said to take place when a leader, having come to power through legal means, tries to stay in power…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)