Philippines, world leaders mourn democracy icon, former President Corazon Aquino, dead at 76

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Thousands of Filipinos lined up for hours Sunday to see the body of former President Corazon Aquino — the beloved democracy icon who swept away a dictator and inspired nonviolent resistance to autocratic rule....

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