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Benigno Aquino Jr.

1932 - 1983

Benigno Aquino Jr.

Benigno "Ninoy" Simeón Aquino Jr., (, locally [bɛˌniːɡ.no ʔɐˈxiː.no]; November 27, 1932 – August 21, 1983) was a Filipino politician who served as a senator of the Philippines (1967–1972) and governor of the province of Tarlac (1963–1967). Aquino was the husband of Corazon Aquino, who became the 11th president of the Philippines after his assassination, and father of Benigno Aquino III, who became the 15th president of the Philippines. Aquino, together with Gerry Roxas and Jovito R. Salonga, helped form the leadership of the Liberal Party-based coalition against ex-President Ferdinand Marcos. Aquino was the significant emotional leader, who together with the intellectual leader Sen. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Benigno Aquino Jr. is the 1,950th most popular politician (up from 3,684th in 2019), the 12th most popular biography from Philippines (down from 10th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Filipino Politician.

Benigno Aquino Jr. is most famous for being the first president of the Republic of the Philippines. He was assassinated in 1983.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Benigno Aquino Jr. ranks 1,950 out of 19,576. Before him are Yoshihide Suga, Libius Severus, False Dmitry I, Luís I of Portugal, Nitocris, and John William Friso, Prince of Orange. After him are Marcelo Caetano, Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, Ghazi of Iraq, Bolesław I the Brave, Christine of France, and Peter III of Portugal.

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HPI: 72.34
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1932 - 1983
HPI: 72.33
Rank: 1,951
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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Benigno Aquino Jr. ranks 29. Before him are Glenn Gould, Raisa Gorbacheva, Tiny Tim, Dian Fossey, Sirikit, and Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner. After him are Gerhard Richter, Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary, Anatoliy Solovianenko, Víctor Jara, Khaled al-Asaad, and Melvin Schwartz. Among people deceased in 1983, Benigno Aquino Jr. ranks 15. Before him are Albert Claude, Felix Bloch, Idris of Libya, Jon Brower Minnoch, John Vorster, and Tennessee Williams. After him are David Niven, Arthur Koestler, Nikolai Podgorny, Roy Sullivan, Raymond Aron, and Ulf von Euler.

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Glenn Gould
MUSICIAN
1932 - 1982
HPI: 73.01
Rank: 23
Raisa Gorbacheva
POLITICIAN
1932 - 1999
HPI: 72.91
Rank: 24
Tiny Tim
SINGER
1932 - 1996
HPI: 72.53
Rank: 25
Dian Fossey
BIOLOGIST
1932 - 1985
HPI: 72.50
Rank: 26
Sirikit
POLITICIAN
1932 - Present
HPI: 72.47
Rank: 27
Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner
POLITICIAN
1932 - Present
HPI: 72.42
Rank: 28
Benigno Aquino Jr.
POLITICIAN
1932 - 1983
HPI: 72.33
Rank: 29
Gerhard Richter
PAINTER
1932 - Present
HPI: 72.32
Rank: 30
Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary
COMPANION
1932 - 2001
HPI: 72.31
Rank: 31
Anatoliy Solovianenko
SINGER
1932 - 1999
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 32
Víctor Jara
SINGER
1932 - 1973
HPI: 72.01
Rank: 33
Khaled al-Asaad
WRITER
1932 - 2015
HPI: 71.78
Rank: 34
Melvin Schwartz
PHYSICIST
1932 - 2006
HPI: 71.25
Rank: 35