Maria Corazon "Cory" Aquino was the first female president of the Philippines. She served from 1986 to 1992 after leading the People Power Revolution that ousted Ferdinand Marcos from power. Some of her accomplishments included establishing a new democratic constitution, instituting agrarian reform, and decentralizing government powers to local levels. Her presidency faced numerous coup attempts and natural disasters, including the 1990 Luzon earthquake and 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo.