Public outrage led to the snap elections of 1986 . Allegations of mass cheating , political turmoil , and human rights abuses led to the People Power Revolution in February 1986 , which removed him from power . To avoid what could have been a military confrontation in Manila between pro- and anti-Marcos troops , Marcos was advised by US President Ronald Reagan through Senator Paul Laxalt to " cut and cut cleanly " , after which Marcos fled to Hawaii . Marcos was succeeded by Corazon " Cory " Aquino , widow of the assassinated opposition leader Senator Benigno " Ninoy " Aquino Jr. who had flown back to the Philippines to face Marcos
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Assassination of Benigno Aquino Jr.
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