Benigno Simeon "Ninoy" Aquino, Jr.

November 27, 1932

 Benigno S. Aquino, Jr. was born in Concepcion, Tarlac, to a prosperous family of hacenderos (landlords). The original owners of Hacienda Tinang, Hacienda Lawang and Hacienda Murcia.

His father, Benigno S. Aquino, Sr. (18941947)

was the Speaker of the House of Representatives during the World War II Japanese collaborationist government of Jos P. Laurel. His mother, Doa Aurora Aquino-Aquino was also his father's third cousin.

Aquino was educated in private schools

St. Joseph's College, Ateneo de Manila, National University, and De La Salle College. He finished high school at San Beda College. Aquino took his tertiary education at the Ateneo de Manila to obtain a Bachelor of Arts degree. Aquino took up law at the University of the Philippines,

Political career
Aquino gained an early familiarity with Philippine politics, As a consequence, Aquino was able to be elected mayor when he was 22 years old. Five years later, he was elected the nation's youngest vice-governor at 27, Two years later he became governor of Tarlac province in 1961 at age 29, then secretarygeneral of the Liberal Party in 1966. In 1967 he became the youngest elected senator in the country's history at age 34.

Assassination
August 21, 1983