Heir of Family Who Fought for Democracy, Former Philippine President Benigno Aquino Dead at 61

Former Philippine President Benigno Aquino III, the son of pro-democracy icons who helped topple dictator Ferdinand Marcos and a defender of good governance who was not afraid to take China's sweeping territorial claims to an international court, has died. He was 61.

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