Armed Forces of the Philippines: Philippine Constabulary, People Power Revolution, Oakwood Mutiny, Philippine Navy, Philippine Army

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 68. Chapters: Philippine Constabulary, People Power Revolution, Oakwood mutiny, Philippine Navy, Philippine Army, Philippine Marine Corps, Fort Bonifacio, Naval Station Sangley Point, Clark Air Base, List of Philippine Military Academy alumni, Fortunato Abat, List of AFP Chiefs of Staff, Rafael Ileto, Alexander B. Yano, Basa Air Base, Department of National Defense, Commanding General of the Philippine Army, 1st Infantry Division, Light Reaction Battalion, Hector Tarrazona, Fabian Ver, Paulino Santos, National Security Council, Wallace Air Station, Delfin N. Bangit, 4th Infantry Division, Pelagio A. Cruz, 15th Infantry Division, 8th Infantry Division, 2nd Infantry Division, 6th Infantry Division, Mactan Air Base, Philippine Expeditionary Forces To Korea, Light Armor Division, 10th Infantry Division, 7th Infantry Division, Victor Batac, 9th Infantry Division, 3rd Infantry Division, Pedro Cabuay. Excerpt: The People Power Revolution (also known as the EDSA Revolution and the Philippine Revolution of 1986) was a series of popular demonstrations in the Philippines that occurred in 1983-86. The methods used amounted to a sustained campaign of civil resistance against regime violence and electoral fraud. This case of nonviolent revolution led to the departure of President Ferdinand Marcos and the restoration of the country's democracy. It has been an inspiration for the Revolutions of 1989 that contributed to the ending of communist dictatorships in Eastern Europe. It is also referred to as the Yellow Revolution due to the presence of yellow ribbons during the demonstrations and the arrival of Benigno Aquino, Jr.. It was widely seen as a victory of the people against the 20-year running authoritarian, repressive regime of then president Ferdinand Marcos and made news headlines as the revolution that surprised the world. The majority ...