The inauguration of Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino as the Philippines' new president on June 30th looked less like a ceremony of state than the climax of a revolution. Huge crowds, many of them dressed in yellow, chanting "Noynoy! Noynoy!", packed Manila's main park to hear Mr Aquino take his oath. It recalled the people-power revolution of 1986 when Mr Aquino's mother, Corazon "Cory" Aquino, became president with the help of yellow-clad crowds, chanting "Cory! Cory!"
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