Portrait of Corazon Aquino
From history

Corazon Aquino

President of the Philippines, 1986 to 1992

Became the face of the People Power Revolution that ousted Ferdinand Marcos and restored democracy.

Corazon Aquino sits in the right-libertarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: slightly free market and leaning libertarian. The clearest positions are leaning traditional on culture, leaning libertarian on liberty and authority and leaning anti-establishment on institutions. The profile is close to the middle on technology.

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Where Corazon Aquino sits on eight dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this leader's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomySlightly free market
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityLeaning libertarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureLeaning traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationSlightly nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentSlightly nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyCentered on technology
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceSlightly peace-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsLeaning anti-establishment
Anti-establishmentInstitutional

Leaders most like Corazon Aquino

Lech Wałęsa President of Poland, 1990 to 199585%Aung San Suu Kyi State Counsellor of Myanmar, 2016 to 202180%Péter Magyar Prime Minister of Hungary, 2026 to present75%Thomas Jefferson US President, 1801 to 180973%Anwar Ibrahim Prime Minister of Malaysia, 2022 to present72%Milojko Spajić Prime Minister of Montenegro, 2023 to present71%

Leaders furthest from Corazon Aquino

Vladimir Lenin Head of the Soviet government, 1917 to 192417%Leon Trotsky Soviet revolutionary and founder of the Red Army19%Joseph Stalin Soviet leader, 1920s to 195322%

Political views closest to Corazon Aquino

LocalismPushes power and decisions down to the smallest workable community.86%DistributismSpreads property widely among families and small producers, opposing both big capital…76%Non-interventionismAvoids foreign wars and entangling alliances while trading freely with all.74%

Percentages show how close two profiles are across all eight dimensions. Including a person here is for historical study and comparison, not approval. Portrait: Airman Gerald B. Johnson, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons; see all photo credits.