Benigno
Proper noun
Meaning
Benigno (plural Benignos)
A surname.
Synonyms
Examples
Dictatorships fall not only when they have implacable opponents but also exemplary victims: Steve Biko in South Africa, Benigno Aquino in the Philippines, Jerzy Popieluszko in Poland. Through their deaths, they awakened the living to the conviction that it was the regime that should die instead.
Among the attempts at resistance were small leftist guerrilla groups such as those led by José Castro Veiga ("El Piloto") and Benigno Andrade ("Foucellas"), both of whom were ultimately captured and executed.
Benigno Aquino III's Administration (2010–16) The Philippines consistently coined as one of the Newly Industrialized Countries has had a fair gain during the latter years under the Arroyo Presidency to the current administration.
About time the Supreme Court justices come clean about the Judiciary Development Fund (JDF) and their wealth, President Benigno Aquino III said on Friday.
Foreign relations main U.S. President Barack Obama meeting with President Benigno Aquino III during his state visit in Manila, 2014.
After heading for the exit doors, Caloocan Rep. Edgar Erice expects Vice President Jejomar Binay to show his true colors and unleash “dark forces” against President Benigno Aquino III.