Cory aquino biography and achievements of malala
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Malala Yousafzai
(Little People, Big Dreams)
Description
In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Malala Yousafzai, the incredible activist for girls' education and the youngest Nobel Prize laureate.
When Malala was born in Mingora, Pakistan, her father was determined she would have every opportunity that a boy would have. She loved getting an education, but when a hateful regime came to power, girls were no longer allowed to go to school. Malala spoke out in public about this, which made her a target for violence. She was shot in the left side of her head and woke up in hospital in England. Finally after long months and many surgeries, Malala recovered, and resolved to become an activist for girls' education. Now a recent Oxford graduate, Malala continues to fight for a world where all girls can learn and lead. This powerful book features stylish and quirky illustrations and ext
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Corazon Aquino
(Book)
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Corazon Aquino
President Corazon Aquino assumed office in 1986, following the removal of Ferdinand Marcos from presidential office. She served as president of the Philippines from 1986 until 1992. As president, Aquino restored democracy by abolishing the legislature, declaring a revolutionary government, and appointing a fifty-member commission to write a new constitution, approved in 1987. In 1988, she oversaw the re-implementation of local elections and, in 1992, the first presidential election.
Aquino was born January 25, 1933, in Manila. She attended Saint Scholastica's College, a Roman Catholic private school, until it was bombad during the last part of World War II. Following, Aquino transferred to Assumption College for her first year of high school. During this time, she was required to learn Japanese due to the Japanese occupation of the Philippines.
After World War II ended, Aquino was sent to amerika to study at Assumption-run Ravenhill Academy in Philadelphia. She