government. In 1989 that is exactly what happened in the Philippines. Colonel Gregorio Honassan brought upward of 3,000 troops to organize multiple attacks on Camp Crame, Camp Aquinaldo, Fort Bonifacio, Cavite Naval Base, Villamor Air Base, and on Malacanon Palace. Aquino was not hurt in this attempted assault, mostly because of the US involvement. On the outside the Philippines had seemed to recover from this coup attempted almost succeeding. The Philippine government was able to capture the main leaders…
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