Ninoy

Aquino
Why do we
consider him as
a martyr and a
martial law
hero?
 Ninoy Aquino' s Assassination

Ninoy Aquino was a well-known journalist and politician in the Philippines. He was one of the first people
detained after Congress was abolished and martial law was declared in 1972. Aquino was put on trial by
the military. He was imprisoned for seven years before being permitted to seek medical help. He returned
to Manila after three years in exile, but was assassinated before stepping onto the tarmac. His assassination
set in motion a chain of events that culminated in the 1986 People Power Revolution.
 Why do we consider him as a martyr and a
martial law hero?

Senator Aquilino Q. Pimentel, Jr., the Senate Minority Leader, stated the late Senator Benigno "Ninoy"
Aquino, Jr.'s patriotic efforts and extraordinary sacrifices made him a true hero and should serve as a
reminder of the significance of his life, particularly his heroic death. Because of his expressed willingness
to die in what he described as a search for reconciliation and a peaceful end to the Marcos administration,
his assassination has taken on a new meaning. For Filipinos who discuss it now, Mr. Aquino's death upon
his return from exile incorporates classic traditional concepts of martyrdom. Jose Rizal, a national hero
whose memory was invoked by Mr. Aquino, returned from abroad in 1892 to perish at the hands of
Spanish colonialists.