People Power Revolution

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The People Power Revolution was a 1986 nonviolent uprising in the Philippines that toppled Ferdinand Marcos’s dictatorship and restored democracy, centered largely in Manila along Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA).


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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event
nonviolent revolution
political movement
alsoKnownAs EDSA People Power Revolution
EDSA Revolution
Philippine People Power Revolution
cause 1986 snap presidential election fraud allegations
assassination of Benigno Aquino Jr.
widespread opposition to Ferdinand Marcos dictatorship
commemoratedBy EDSA People Power Revolution anniversary
commemorationDate February 25
country Philippines
endDate 1986-02-25
followedBy Fifth Republic of the Philippines
governmentOverthrown authoritarian regime of Ferdinand Marcos
hasMonument EDSA Shrine
inspiredBy principles of nonviolent protest
keyFigure Corazon Aquino
Fidel V. Ramos
Jaime Cardinal Sin
Juan Ponce Enrile
location Epifanio de los Santos Avenue
Manila
Metro Manila
mediaRole Radio Veritas broadcast coordination
method civil disobedience
mass demonstrations
nonviolent resistance
opposedTo Ferdinand Marcos
Marcos dictatorship
organizedBy Catholic Church leaders in the Philippines
civil society organizations
opposition political groups
participantEstimate over one million people
precededBy 1986 Philippine snap presidential election
relatedEvent Assassination of Benigno Aquino Jr.
EDSA II
Philippine Martial Law period
result end of Martial Law regime legacy
exile of Ferdinand Marcos to the United States
installation of Corazon Aquino as president
overthrow of Ferdinand Marcos
restoration of democracy in the Philippines
significance influential example of people power movements worldwide
symbol of peaceful democratic transition
startDate 1986-02-22
year 1986

Referenced by (9)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
People Power Revolution ("EDSA Revolution")
People Power Revolution ("EDSA People Power Revolution")
People Power Revolution ("Philippine People Power Revolution")
alsoKnownAs
Ferdinand Marcos
event
Manila
historicalEvent
EDSA
historicalEventSite
Corazon C. Aquino
movement
Ferdinand Marcos
overthrownIn
Malacañang Palace ("People Power Revolution negotiations")
significantEvent

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