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The History Hour: The Assassination of Benigno Aquino

The Assassination of Benigno Aquino

24/08/2013

BBC World Service - The History Hour, The Assassination of Benigno Aquino

Murder in the Philippines; the crushing of the Prague Spring; and human shields in Iraq.

Murder in the Philippines; Legionnaires' Disease; the crushing of the Prague Spring; the Painted Faces in Brazil; and human shields in Iraq.

Murder on the runway in the Philippines; solving the mystery of Legionnaires' disease; the crushing of the Prague Spring; the little boy held as a human shield in Iraq; and the Painted Faces overthrow the government in Brazil.

Photo: Benigno Aquino on the plane home (courtesy of K. Kashiwahara)

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