Corazon Aquino was the first women President of the Philippines. Her husband Senator Benigno Aquino Jr was a fierce critic of Ferdinand Marcos, then the President of the Philippines. He was assassinated. Corazon Aquino spearheaded the nationwide protest, called the People Power Revolution, against Ferdinand Marcos. She toppled Marcos from power, and became president in 1986. Corazon Aquino restored democracy in the Philippines.