Benigno Aquino III
Benigno Simeon Cojuangco Aquino III (born
1960), also known by his nickname,
Noynoy, is a
Philippine politician and son of Benigno Aquino Jr, the popular opposition senator under the dictatorship of
President Ferdinand Marcos. He is also the son of former president
Corazon Aquino. He is a congressman on his second term representing the second district of
Tarlac province.
Aquino was wounded during the 1987 failed coup attempt against his mother and was almost killed by a grenade. He ran for Congress as a representative of Tarlac and won in 1998. He again ran for reelection and won in 2001.
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