The Yellow Revolution

Today marks the 22nd anniversary of the day the Filipino People collectively rose up as one nation to topple the authoritarian regime of the Marcoses.

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The People Power Revolution (also known as the EDSA Revolution and the Philippine Revolution of 1986) was a series of nonviolent and prayerful mass street demonstrations in the Philippines that occurred in 1986. It is sometimes referred to as the Yellow Revolution due to presence of yellow ribbons during the arrival of Ninoy Aquino. These protests were the culmination of a long resistance by the people against the 20-year running authoritarian regime of then current president Ferdinand Marcos and made news headlines as “the revolution that surprised the world.” The majority of the demonstrations took place at Epifanio de los Santos Avenue, known more commonly by its acronym EDSA, in Quezon City, Metropolitan Manila and involved over 200,000 Filipino civilians as well as several political and military figures. The protests, fueled by a resistance and opposition of years of corrupt governance by Marcos, occurred from February 22 to 25 in 1986, when Marcos fled MalacaƱang Palace to the United States and conceded to Corazon Aquino as President of the Philippines.

Around this time in 1986, I was still a kid running around, without a care in the world. I have always been fascinated of this event in the history of the Filipinos and have always been looking for books and documentaries about this historic event. If anyone knows of a site where we could read more about this or view more photos, please don’t hesitate to post a comment. Thank You. :)

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3 Responses to The Yellow Revolution

  1. angelo says:

    sir, can i have a permission to use the picture of the yellow revolution for our album cover?

  2. andoyitok says:

    Hey Angelo..sorry for the very very late response to your comment..but i just found this off of the net..so i guess the permission to be given to use this particular picture is not mine to give. :)

  3. Jane says:

    That’s a good article about The Yellow Revolution | Daily Happy Thoughts. Thanks for the info.

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