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Cristina DeJesus, wife of slain Aquino campaign worker Jeremias DeJesus is comforted by friends as she arrives to claim the body of her husband who was shot in the first election killing.

In what two years ago would have been politically unthinkable, Manila police arrest a man who was protesting the Aquino government’s decision to keep Marcos out of the Philippines.

Tribes climb to the top of a four-story Marcos bust in LaUnion Province and celebrate the success of the revolution.

President Corazon Aquino holds office in the guest house adjacent to the Presidential Palace a few days after the revolution.

Aquino supporters parade a Marcos loyalist through the streets around the palace. He is kicked repeatedly.

Within two hours after Aquino proclaims herself president, Ferdinand Marcos emerges from a private inauguration ceremony to address a crowd that was shouting, “Martial law, martial law.”

Corazon Aquino takes her oath as President of the Republic of the Philippines. She is surrounded by her daughters and Aurora Aquino, the mother of her slain husband.

Aquino soldiers return fire to Marcos forces as they take over the government television station in Quezon City.

Catholic nuns form the first line of defense against Marcos soldiers at a staging area two miles from the rebel camp.

Enrille led the military away from Marcos at a key time three weeks after the election. Here, he walks from his office, surrounded by heavily-armed guards to the rebel headquarters.